Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

9.1

Label reminds me of ceramics found in the seaside and mountain villages near Lisbon. This blend is absolutely stunning: Touriga National (37%), Tinta Amarelle (22%), Tinta Cao (22%), and Cinsault (19%). Sour cherry, plum, and funk/musk on the nose. More of the same on the pallet with raspberry and a hint of liquorice. Earthy minerality with silky tannins and a hint of oak. Thrilled to see obscure varieties from the Barossa Valley coming together to make something so luscious and interesting. — 10 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

2011. The nose is full of red berries, with a dark flair. Raspberry, cherry, and red currant are met with Grahm’s signature savoriness of roasted meat, beef jerky and black olive tapenade. The sip reveals that the ‘11 Cigare is a festival of darkness. The savory aspects come forward in a rush. The forest floor, the olive, the spice - all are cloaked in a dark fruit setting. Black plums, currant and berries work hard to mesh with the wine's earthy character. The acidity is remarkable and the tannic structure is firm. — 10 years ago

Bec Kempster

9.6

Cherry good - darling st festival — 13 years ago