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Church Hill Cabernet - Shiraz - Cabernet Franc 1997

Tasted:	11 Sep 1999 (age 2 years)
Name:	Mildara Church Hill Cabernet-Shiraz-Cabe (349)
Variety:	Cabernet - Shiraz - Cabernet Franc
Year:	1997
Producer:	Church Hill
Region:	Victoria
Rating:	ok
Web Site:	Not available

The colour was medium purplish red, with medium legs. There was a smooth spicy raspberry fruit bouquet. The taste was spicy, with firm dry oak. This was a quite fruity wine, but with some tannic balance.

Note 1 I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2 You may not agree with my evaluation of these wines as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.