Robert Parker 99 points!
Robert Parker 99 points!
The virtually perfect 1998 Shiraz Hanisch (100% Shiraz from 26-year old vines that achieved 14.7% alcohol) is a huge but impressively balanced effort. Offering up notes of beef blood, blackberries, and jammy cassis liqueur, This viscous, but not heavy, massive, full-bodied, fabulously concentrated 1998 has a finish that lasts for just under a minute. It represents the essence of Shiraz. Three hundred cases were produced. It can be drunk now because it is so luxuriously rich, but don't expect secondary nuances to develop for at least another 5-8 years. It should keep for 20-25 ... at the minimum.
Wine Advocate #135 (Jun 2001) Robert Parker
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- Barossa Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
