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 Vintage2010 Label 1 of 11 
TypeRed
ProducerThicker Than Water (web)
VarietyShiraz
DesignationDescendant of Squid Ink
Vineyardn/a
CountryAustralia
RegionSouth Australia
SubRegionFleurieu
AppellationMcLaren Vale

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2020 (based on 16 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by jskuek on 4/10/2014 & rated 91 points: Breathed for 2 hours before serving, what a delicious wine here. Nicely balance with creamy oat, mocha, toast, long long finish. A bit one dimensional but great value. (1230 views)
 Tasted by groper1234 on 11/26/2013 & rated 89 points: 38 Aussie dollar at the dan murphy.

Colour is reasonably dark, purple rim. Nose is chocolate, earth, dark fruits, coffee beans. On the palate, close to full bodied. Quite soft considering Mclaren makes firm and tight wines in general. Some creamy oak, subtle but one dimentional. Rather easy drinking nice wine. Not enough structure for cellaring. I would drink it over by next 2 years. I would have liked it alot more at 20 dollars. Jeanneret Rank File Shiraz 2010 was so much better yet only 20 dollars. Competition is too high with wines these days, if you are going to charge over 30 dollars, than better be bloody good. This just not hitting the mark. I much more prefer Directors cut Heartland shiraz 2010 and again cost less. (1441 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Campbell Mattinson
The WINEFRONT (11/27/2012)
(The Descendant of Squid Ink Shiraz) Subscribe to see review text.
By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (1/17/2012)
(mclaren vale iii associates the descendant of squid ink shiraz) Subscribe to see review text.
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of The WINEFRONT and Halliday Wine Companion. (manage subscription channels)

CellarTracker Wiki Articles (login to edit | view all articles)

Thicker Than Water

Producer Website

Shiraz

Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America)

Australia

Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)

South Australia

South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)

Fleurieu

Fleurieu Wineries & Cellar Doors (southaustralia.com)

McLaren Vale

McLaren Vale (McLaren Vale Grape, Wine and Tourism)

(Hastwell & Lightfoot webpage)

 
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