Black Noble NV

Warren Gibson, Second Term Chairman of Judges, Twelfth Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Attractive nose. Lifted and pure. Dense colour. A delicious palate. Long and lingering. Finishes not overtly sweet. A good match with the dish. ”

Bree Boskov, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Deep caramel core with greening rim. Lusciously rich nose of caramel and toffee and sweet milky tea on the nose. Slightly bitter burnt palate with coffee rinds and salt-liqorice and peel notes. Moderate length, slightly flat on the palate. The chocolate mousse dumbs down the palate of the Semillon and leaves a green bitter after tasted.”

Emma Jenkins, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Intense nose with some exotic fruit notes – dried mango and papaya – plus chamomile and molasses. Palate, while sweet and fairly long, is a little lacking in concentration and lacks freshness on the finish. A bit one-dimensional. The paired mousse seems to pinch the finish somewhat, though the flavours work fairly well.”

Martin Williams, Fifth Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Rich concentrated tawny colour, green rim. Deep, complex fruit with fresh lift. Beautiful poise between richness, great complexity and bright acidity.”

Bryan Currie, Second Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Tawny brown with green hue, rich dried apricot spirit lift and marmalade with clean acid on the finish, complimenting the caramel of the mousse.”

Susan Bastian, Sixth Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Mid brown with yellow/green hints rim. Nutty, honey, coffee grains, choc and dried fruits. Quite slippery, warming, coffee and mushroom notes. Dusty oak hints. Great match with the mousse.”

Mike de Garis, Third Term Panellist 2020 Competition

“Dark amber. Cherry spice – almost a touch of mould? Slight rancio, old oak and toast, stale. SOP, has some concentration, donut, slight hard tannic finish. Food : has brought the s\mould character to the fore, acid not helped.”