Robert Parker 98 points!
Robert Parker 98 points!Aged in used French oak casks for 18 months prior to being bottled unfiltered, the 2001 Descendant is a 1,000 case blend of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier cropped at approximately 1.5 tons of fruit per acre. This spectacular Australian red offers an aromatic smorgasbord of honeysuckle intermixed with blackberry and creme de cassis liqueurs, licorice, coffee, and spice. There is fabulous fruit purity, tremendous intensity, and great balance with flavor, power, and elegance all combined into a riveting example of Barossa Valley wine. It should drink well for 10-12 years.
Wine Advocate #148 (Aug 2003) Robert Parker
"A distinctive and exotically perfumed wine that breaks all the rules. Its spicy aromas are presently dominated by the distinctive apricot/peach blossom perfume of viognier, while shiraz provides the underlying aromas of white pepper and raspberries. Bursting with black briary fruits, its long, silky-smooth palate has a concentrated, almost sumptuous middle, before a fine, drying and savoury finish of lingering earthy flavours. Drink 2006"2009."
Jeremy Oliver, OnWine.
"Rich, ripe and distinctive, not at all heavy but gloriously expressive, playing out its generous blackberry, cherry and plum fruit on a deftly balanced frame, all of it echoing along with hints of sweet spice and cream on the long finish. Shiraz, with 8 percent Viognier. Drink now through 2015."
HS, www.winespectator.com
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- Barossa Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz blend
Size:
750mL
