Jeremy Oliver 95 points!
Campbell Mattinson 93 points!
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Jeremy Oliver 95 points!'Deeply ripened and luscious, this spicy and powerfully concentrated shiraz reveals a heady perfume of jujube-like blackberries, dark plums and cassis backed by clove, cinnamon, white pepper and assertive dark chocolate/vanilla oak. Its luscious palate of searingly intense dark berry fruit and polished, creamy vanilla oak is framed by firm but smooth tannins, finishing long and briary, with suggestions of mint and mineral.'
Jeremy Oliver, Dec 2006
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Campbell Mattinson 93 points!'It's an excellent vintage from a vineyard that, in 2004, turned 100 - it was planted way back in 1904, before Gallipoli, just after Federation, yahda yahda yahda. These vineyards are living, breathing, drinking history and Australia is extremely blessed to have them. The wine itself is right in the Aberfeldy groove. Loaded with soft, mushy, slippery (French-coopered), malty American oak, packed with mint-dipped, plum-drenched fruit, aided by a leathery drinkability and tight and highly focussed on the finish - if perhaps a little too acidic. I personally think that this wine would look even better if the oak wasn't so aggressive, but in this vintage I do agree that the wine is composed, opulent, stylish and essentially balanced.'
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front Jul 2005
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- Clare Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
