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1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts, 1997

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1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts
1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts
1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts
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This is a very rare animal, a Bordeaux style wine produced from a small vineyard in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California.

Considering the price of land in this prime residential area, this must be a true labour of love, and having tasted a bottle of this wine recently (the 1996 vintage), I can understand why Tom Jones, who bought the estate in 1959, and planted terraced vineyards in 1978, persevered with winemaking until very close to his death in 2014. The vineyard was sold in 2013 to a new owner - one Rupert Murdoch - who apparently saw the estate advertised in his own Wall Street Journal newspaper!

CT Review

12/6/2009 - VINOJONES WROTE: 92 Points
dark ruby, brick edges; nice bal nose of spice, dark choc/coffee and a hint of blackberry; nice bal flavors of blackberry, sl woody/saddle leather note, light coffee, leathery finish; still dry on the end palate but balanced with the flavors and mouth feel, clean, refreshing ending.

Hard to find reviews of this wine (without paying for them!) but I decided to try a bottle the other night to so I could give my thoughts.
Decanted for an hour or so with slowly developing and expanding scents of Blackberry and Cassis - some spice and mocha notes as well. On the palate rich and smooth with drying tannins, fruity and soft. Refreshing and refined could still take a few years but going to suggest it is drunk within the next 2 or 3.

92 points Mr Posle April 2018
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1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts

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Red

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Australia, South Australia

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Into Neck (IN)

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1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts, 1997

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This is a very rare animal, a Bordeaux style wine produced from a small vineyard in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California.

Considering the price of land in this prime residential area, this must be a true labour of love, and having tasted a bottle of this wine recently (the 1996 vintage), I can understand why Tom Jones, who bought the estate in 1959, and planted terraced vineyards in 1978, persevered with winemaking until very close to his death in 2014. The vineyard was sold in 2013 to a new owner - one Rupert Murdoch - who apparently saw the estate advertised in his own Wall Street Journal newspaper!

CT Review

12/6/2009 - VINOJONES WROTE: 92 Points
dark ruby, brick edges; nice bal nose of spice, dark choc/coffee and a hint of blackberry; nice bal flavors of blackberry, sl woody/saddle leather note, light coffee, leathery finish; still dry on the end palate but balanced with the flavors and mouth feel, clean, refreshing ending.

Hard to find reviews of this wine (without paying for them!) but I decided to try a bottle the other night to so I could give my thoughts.
Decanted for an hour or so with slowly developing and expanding scents of Blackberry and Cassis - some spice and mocha notes as well. On the palate rich and smooth with drying tannins, fruity and soft. Refreshing and refined could still take a few years but going to suggest it is drunk within the next 2 or 3.

92 points Mr Posle April 2018
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Item Details

Item ID:

219783

Name:

1997 Moraga Vineyards - Bel Air -ST 92pts, CT 92pts, MrP 92pts

Producer:

Quantity / Size:

2 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Wine Type:

Red

Country / Region:

Australia, South Australia

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

Ended:

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£15 UK or cost for international postage
From E4, United Kingdom
Europe, US, etc will all be posted to at cost.

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