2004 Owen Roe Abbot's Table

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Heavy packaging immediately obvious. On opening, sweet scents of dark cherries, berries, chocolate and tons of wood. Prety much the same on palate except that with some airing, some of the overwoodiness (?) blew off a little (still overwooded). Then came the plums, the high acidity, the raisins, and a hint of hotness at the back.

Dense, dark, opaque, jammy, but not entirely together with too much wood.

From their website. 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.6% Syrah, 13% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 8% Zinfandel, 4.5% Grenache, 3.4% Malbec, 3% Pinot Noir, 1.5% Counoise.