Blue Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Date: 9 October 2005
Venue: My boat

After lunch at Lamma, we took the boat to Middle Island and tied alongside the jetty. Some of the guests went fishing, some wakeboarding in the speedboat. A few of us decided to open another bottle of wine in the boat. Cheese and crackers were available to complement the palate. The nose of the Blue Creek 1999 was leathery with tinges of oak but very little fruit, I wouldn't be surprised if there was quite a bit of 4-ethyl phenol (Brett at work?) in there. The wine felt quite light in the mouth, may be the Sandalford Shiraz a while ago was too powerful and affected the present tasting. Cheese and crackers enhanced the flavour making the wine drinkable.

Rating: average