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Pirramimma Stock's Hill Cabernet Merlot Australia 2003

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84/100 35

Elegant red showing some bottle development. Leather, a touch of spice and a suggestion of forest floor adds interest to red berry flavours. A soft structure of ripe tannins. Perhaps a tad too forward.

Tasted: Jul 2006   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $24 (~USD $18)

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