Lake's Folly

Hunter Valley Red Blend

9.243 ratings
9.35 pro ratings
Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Alan Featherby

Owner Italian Wine Importers

8.8

Good fruit still young short finish

Good fruit still young short finish

Dec 28th, 2016
Bob McDonald

Amazing deep crimson for its age. Bordeaux blend (with 8% Shiraz!). Lovely mature Cabernet derived nose with some Hunter earthiness. Medium bodied palate fading somewhat - berry fruits. Probably more impressive a year or 2 ago.

Amazing deep crimson for its age. Bordeaux blend (with 8% Shiraz!). Lovely mature Cabernet derived nose with some Hunter earthiness. Medium bodied palate fading somewhat - berry fruits. Probably more impressive a year or 2 ago.

Nov 5th, 2015
Jonathan Molloy

Lakes Folly 1998 Cabernets. Fantastic wine with 7-10 years potential still.

Lakes Folly 1998 Cabernets. Fantastic wine with 7-10 years potential still.

Oct 19th, 2013
Arnau Grinyó

It’s time had long gone

It’s time had long gone

Jan 1st, 2019
Stanislav Lobanov

17/20 (92/100) Зрелый аромат с нотами ягод чёрной смородины, черники, кедра, шоколада и мебельного лака. Довольно плотное с высокой кислотностью и интенсивными, но весьма деликатными по текстуре танинами. Ягоды, кедр и специи во вкусе. Отличная зрелая Австралия.

17/20 (92/100) Зрелый аромат с нотами ягод чёрной смородины, черники, кедра, шоколада и мебельного лака. Довольно плотное с высокой кислотностью и интенсивными, но весьма деликатными по текстуре танинами. Ягоды, кедр и специи во вкусе. Отличная зрелая Австралия.

May 14th, 2018
Rob Sonogan

I am not normally a fan of reds from the Hunter Valley but this is an exception. Aged perfectly. The blend brings out so many fruits up front which mellow on the back. Couldn’t wait for the next sip.

I am not normally a fan of reds from the Hunter Valley but this is an exception. Aged perfectly. The blend brings out so many fruits up front which mellow on the back. Couldn’t wait for the next sip.

Apr 7th, 2018
John Van Trijp

Bordeaux 1982 tasting at ** restaurant Treeswijkhoeve

Bordeaux 1982 tasting at ** restaurant Treeswijkhoeve

Mar 16th, 2018
Jeroen Koenen

Ringer.
Think this suffered from the rest of the lineup.

Ringer.
Think this suffered from the rest of the lineup.

Mar 16th, 2018
Simon Swift

Perfect. Silky smooth. Fruit and leather. Not the longest but no flab.

Perfect. Silky smooth. Fruit and leather. Not the longest but no flab.

Mar 18th, 2017
Romain Stamm

What a beauty! Hard to wait 10years to enjoy my 2014. That bottle is art, the leather and the complex liquorice, the length and the right acidity, everything is balanced, complex and subtle. Un regal

What a beauty! Hard to wait 10years to enjoy my 2014. That bottle is art, the leather and the complex liquorice, the length and the right acidity, everything is balanced, complex and subtle. Un regal

Mar 4th, 2017