WTN: Jasper Hill Emily´s Paddock Shiraz Cab Franc 1997

I had this last autumn and fell in love with it, so when I found four bottles in Olympia, Washington I could not resist buying them. With those still resting in Switzerland, I got an unexpected chance to try the wine again when a friend showed up with yet another bottle, from his own (glacial) cellar: Colour still rather deep. Raspberry, Kona coffee and licorice on the nose. Sweet and chocolatey flavors, with milkchocolatey tannins. Beautifully integrated oak with a generous and sophisticated aftertaste. I wonder if the Laughtons will ever better this one? 97+p.

Greetings from Sweden / Fredrik L

[Jenise]

Olympia? Good lord, with Europe at your feet what were you doing all the way over here?

Good catch, though. A Jasper Hill was the first classy Aussie wine I ever tasted--a gift from a friend--and I've had a soft spot for the wines ever since. Fortunately, they also deserve such adulation on their own merits.

What I was doing there? Can´t help being a Mariners fan, can I?

Greetings from Sweden / Fredrik L