Still very fresh with an array of sweet elkather, chocolate and darker plums. Some light peppery nuances, too. There are meaty notes on the nose such as beef stock and bouillon. Very nicely developed. The palate is softened off, showing …
In its 7th edition, the respected UK publication Wine Behind the Label moved to an online format. The latest release also named Tapanappa winemaker Brian Croser as star winemaker for the southern hemisphere.
The results were:
Just a short note on this one. A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Shiraz and 10% Cabernet Franc from the Whalebone Vineyard in Wrattonbully. On the nose, milk chocolate, blackcurrants, mulberries, iodine and a touch of tomato leaf and …
This release from the Brian Croser/Jean-Michel Cazes/Bollinger venture is plump with juicy plums, cherries, currants, spice and cocoa. Fresh and crisp, the oak is finely woven in, adding to the wine’s complexity and length.…
Medium red-purple, not star-bright; a very attractive mix of sweet red and black fruits with seamless quality oak and fine, ripe tannins. Rating 95 Drink 2014…
Ripe but restrained, showing some hints of leathery maturity, but still with plenty of freshness to the broad-shouldered blackcurrant and blackberry flesh. Lovely texture, fine-grained, almost dusty tannins and plenty of life still ahead of it. S+…
Brian Croser rose to prominence in the mid-1970s when he left his position as chief winemaker with Hardys to begin the celebrated wine science course at Riverina College in New South Wales. At the same time he also founded an …
A pricey but very impressive South Australian offering from Brian Croser of Petaluma fame. High quality fruit strikes you from the first mouthful-cranberries, plums and blackcurrants ? and it has good structure and fine tannins.…
If you’ve got a special occasion coming up you’d want a wine like this. If you haven’t, buy it anyway and put it in the cellar as the legendary Brian Croser is responsible.
This is a grand wine with its …
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz
Despite the fanfare, I didn’t like the first release of this wine from the 2003 vintage. The new project of Australian wine legend Brian Croser, it had come from mature vines at Wrattonbully in South …
Beautifully defined fruit, perfect poise and serious structure. Wrattonbully’s potential as a red wine region has attracted some heavy hitters and this wine is the strongest affirmation of that faith.…
A more sumptuous wine than the grippy, edgy, energetic 2003, this 2004 is finely tuned, more relaxed and self-assured and, in truth, far more delicious! Tapanappa is fast-tracking at an impressive rate into the top echelons of the Aus wine …
Meaning ‘Stick to the path’ in aboriginal language, Tapanappa is a super-premium Australian label, launched by one of the great names of Australian winemaking, Brian Croser (left). Croser found fame as owner and winemaker at Petaluma, one of Australia’s icon …
Tapanappa (Australia) Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2004
Tapanappa’s Whalebone Vineyard of 30-year-old vines lies just north of Coonawarra in the Wrattonbully region. This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Shiraz (20%) and Cabernet Franc (10%) spends 18 months in all new …
Tapanappa 2004 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz
5 stars, rating 95 points
A big wine with a lovely range of cabernet aromas, from mint and herbs to abundant dark fruit. It’s concentrated and lingering, powerfully built and here for the long …
Tapanappa 2004 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz
With Bollinger, Lynch Bages and Brian Croser involved, you would expect something flash and it is. Reeking of fancy new wood, it’s a sophisticated but distinctly Australian cabernet shiraz with great length and persistence …
Tapanappa 2004 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz: This complex and seamless red shows mulberry and blackberry fruit, with spice and licorice on the nose and palate and fine dusty tannins on the finish. Try it now with roast lamb or cellar …
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard 2004 Cabernet Shiraz included on the list of the best events, interviews, films, food, wine and books for 2006 in Brisbane, saying:
“With its taut structure, this wine ($75) is the best Australian red released this year. …
Brian Croser has unveiled two rippers under his newly created Tapanappa label: 2004 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz and 2005 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay.…
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon.
A very well made red with elements of cassis and spice. There is also a touch of leafiness. Well integrated oak rounds out a very harmoniously composed blend.…
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