Saltram @ Corkscore

1995 Metala Black Label Shiraz

2024-10-04T10:06:17Z

96 points - Medium dark red. Age showing. Fine nose of tar, dried herbs. Superbly developed, with the body of ripe fruit still standing strong. Super smooth, fully integrated.

Tasted on Fri, Oct 4, 2024.

2006 Saltram No. 1 Shiraz

2023-07-09T11:22:53Z

95 points - Exemplary aged Barossa shiraz. Mouth filling and delicious with tannins that have softened and oak that is well balanced with the complex fruit. Drinking at its peak now at 17 years of age - unlikely to improve any further.

Tasted on Sun, Jul 9, 2023.

2018 Saltram Mamre Brook Cabernet Sauvignon

2022-11-01T10:13:57Z

93 points - Deep inky black red. Driving ripe black and blue fruit aromas, spicy and fragrant. A real mouthful of wine, this is decadent, ripe, opulent and all those other words. Big, bold, textural with fine dusty cocoa powder tannins. A long term wine that needs time to lose that primacy and develop more secondary complexities. There’s a certain tightness in the finish that suggests that this will unfurl and improve with time.

Tasted on Tue, Nov 1, 2022.

2018 Saltram Mamre Brook Cabernet Sauvignon

2022-11-01T09:57:44Z

92 points - Dark purple red. Nose shows blackberries and some stalky, ashy notes. On the palate the wine is densely built, but with sufficient acidity and fruit power to keep things fresh. Fruit are ripe, tannins are very present and need time or meat. A barossa cut Cabernet indeed. Crowd pleaser. Mocha, espresso, ironstone, as Huon writes.

Tasted on Tue, Nov 1, 2022.

2010 Metala White Label Shiraz Cabernet

2021-12-18T12:38:15Z

95 points - Reaching maturity. Totally savoury. Salty wine. Great with steak. Entering the drinking zone now. Has another 20 years to go.

Tasted on Sat, Dec 18, 2021.

2010 Metala White Label Shiraz Cabernet

2021-12-18T11:24:34Z

94 points - Restrained, rust and plum aromas. Tightly integrated, nicely aged with good tannin structure. Firm and lengthy.

Tasted on Sat, Dec 18, 2021.

NV Saltram Mr Pickwick's Particular Tawny

2021-04-16T11:54:38Z

91 points - Tawny reddish brown. Rancio savoury aromas, very aged and salty, oxidative. Sweet and savoury, quite peanutty. Clean with a lick of spirit.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 16, 2021.

2019 Pepperjack Adelaide Hills & Padthaway Chardonnay

2020-12-08T08:52:44Z

89 points - Bright light gold. Clean, coconutty aromas, straightforward. Palate is a little simple, though clean and well made.

Tasted on Tue, Dec 8, 2020.

2004 Saltram Mamre Brook Cabernet Sauvignon

2020-10-24T08:49:11Z

90 points - Good colour - wine holding up well after 16 years. Enjoyable drop, though perhaps a bit closed on the palate. Nothing to be gained by further cellaring.

Tasted on Sat, Oct 24, 2020.

2010 Metala White Label Shiraz Cabernet

2020-01-02T06:42:17Z

92 points - Dark red purple. Black fruit nose. Charred oak on the palate. Dark almost burnt notes. Rounded out quite nicely in terms of mouthfeel. A bit hard to see past the charred notes, but would be great with bbq beef. I wonder if the fruit aromas have aged away a bit and the oak has come to the fore? Not sure I like this as much as I did last time.

Tasted on Thu, Jan 2, 2020.