| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
11/27/2014 - jackaroo Likes this wine: 96 pointsWorld class. Can't imagine a better Thanksgiving wine. One of the best wines I've ever had and I started my cellar in 1970. Australian wines are under-appreciated and hence under-valued, at least in the eyes of most wine consumers. I'm one of those consumers who will continue to take advantage of this anomaly. Cheers! |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
10/27/2015 - jackaroo Likes this wine: 96 pointsTruly a great wine. Would stack up against the best, no matter if it came from France, Spain, Italy, Portugal or any other world class wine destination. Cork was saturated perhaps an eight of an inch and sediment was minimal. QPR hit it out of the park. Still has a long drinking window. One of the finest wines in my forty-five year drinking experience. 96++ |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
7/23/2010 - 911SCracer wrote: 95 pointsAwesome bottle. Dark red blood. Oak and wood on the nose with blackberry and plum. Graphite, charcoal. Great mouth feel. Smooth tannins, long finish. Special. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
2/11/2011 - Serge Likes this wine: 95 pointswonderful and very unusual taste - reminds of a high quality mixed berry jam. Not for standard Syrah lovers. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
11/18/2006 - last chance wrote: 94 pointsThe meeting of like minds: Big flavors of currants, blackberries with some smoke and vanilla right at the finish. Tasted with some Mollydooker wines, and this one held it's own right next to those monsters. Made us get really interested in McLaren Vale Shirazs with high alcohol content - especially in the $20-$30 range. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
12/10/2006 - last chance wrote: 94 pointsDrank this right after a Mollydooker again. This wine is outstanding as well as a great value. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
12/23/2006 - last chance wrote: 94 pointsThe blackberry and vanilla flavors in this wine are just incredible. This is one of my favorite wines, and I wish I had more. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
1/22/2007 - Medo wrote: 94 pointsDecanted for 3 hours: BIG! Great concentration and extremly full bodied. Bursts of blackberry, vanilla, plum, licorice, some raspberry and earthy notes. A typical "in your face" Oz , inky, but a bit one-dimensional. I like this style quite much and the rest of the table with impressed as well how much fruit can rave in their mouth. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
11/2/2012 - Giggs wrote: 94 pointsBreeders' Cup XXIX; 11/2/2012-11/3/2012: Decanted 3 hours. Very nice, expressive nose of sweet candy red fruit (like a red candy apple), raspberry and blackberry reduction, and brambly, floral elements of Grenache which make the nose interesting. Extremely concentrated, ripe palate giving intermixed spicy dark red, purple, and black fruits, approaching confectionery in their sweetness. Very powerful up front, but loses intensity from midpalate onward. Well made and probably still has a few years of improvement in it. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
9/10/2007 - cjboffoli wrote: 93 pointsFruit bomb. Nicely balanced. Supple mouth-feel. Opened up nicely over a couple of hours. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
10/18/2007 - thebonnydooner wrote: 93 pointsThis was thick, dark and delicious. Lots of extract, flavour and alcohol. Glad I had some helpers to drink this, but it was well balanced with a long complex finish. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
7/15/2009 - winefool wrote: 93 pointsWineflock - Scott M. Aussie Intro/Retro (Ken's): Group 37, My #6 - Full opaque black color. Big bright black nose with lots of acidity and a hint of spice. Big spicy black fruit on the palate with a lon gtannic spicy finish. Rounded out and sweetened up a bit with air. 93-94 pts. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
3/11/2013 - George Lopez Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis is a very full-bodied wine that took an hour plus to open up. It's jammy, with strawberry and raspberry notes that reminded me of sticking my nose in a jar of Smuckers preserves. The finish was long, however it consistently had a hint of a slightly metallic flavor that we couldn't define. Nevertheless, it was a very interesting bottle that we savored over an entire evening. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
5/24/2019 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 93 pointsBlack cherries, blackberries, plums, licorice, and some floral in the nose. Flavor like the nose with blackberries and black cherries. Well balanced, full bodied, and a long smooth finish. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
12/11/2006 - Rico Suave wrote: 92 pointsBig fruit, especially blueberry. Great nose with vanilla and again blueberry. An extreme smooth finish. As this bottle opened over time, it became unctous. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
1/2/2009 - Mattshank wrote: 92 pointsNose: Sweet raspberries and kirsch, spice, and some mineral/wet stone and floral hints. Palate: Rich viscosity with raspberry, candied cherries, and ample acid to keep it from being cloying. How the winemaker hides the 16.3% alcohol content is amazing and one of the reasons DeLisio is making some of the more compelling wines from Australia. While the previously drunk bottles were more multi-dimensional this is drinking well. Given the high alcohol levels I would say "drink up" while the fruit is still strong. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
2/14/2009 - bwaverley wrote: 92 pointsDrank with no food. Very nice wine that should benefit from another two years of cellaring. Rich dark fruit, plum, vanilla and a slight touch of mocha and spice. The pepper has diminished with time..... |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
11/7/2009 - Vinacull wrote: 92 pointsDecant and pour. Color very dark red verging on black, opaque, full+ body. Effusive nose of kirsch, marionberry preserves, and underneath some flowers, meat juice, pencil shavings, and crushed rock --- all nuances that were not there when we last tried this a couple years ago. Smooth, very big and richly fruity on the palate, with sweet dark cherries, ripe blackberries, chocolate, baking spices, licorice and earth. I agree with other reviewers that the acidity reigns this in from being a sweet fruit bomb. Medium level of soft chewy tannins, and a long 45s finish. On the delicious scale this is outstanding, and well suited as an after dinner aperitif. Several times the alcohol was stinging the nose hairs and poked through on the finish, but largely in check considering the 16.3 ETOH or higher. This could be at its peak now, because it is showing more complexity than it was, and the highly delicious fruit is still playing full force. I still don't quite see the stratosphere score of 96 from JM, but an excellent value nonetheless at 32. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
4/24/2010 - ljl203 wrote: 92 pointsMassive and mouth watering. Deep rich fruit with a menthol, tar, and resin metallic edge. It is a bruiser that is well balanced.Good acid and structure. Very memorable for a Shiraz. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
12/14/2007 - nschmidt wrote: 91 pointsDrank at Beth and Ted's and enjoyed with the Cigare Volant 2003 and both were excellent. This had a little more body. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
3/24/2009 - ljl203 wrote: 91 pointsJet black purple color. Super extracted. Bright plum and acid on the first day. Mellowed fruit but with extra honey and menthol-mint on the second day. Chewy - can't believe how well it hides the alcohol. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
10/6/2009 - AdamWallstein wrote: 91 pointsVery tasty and full of sweet, rich fruit which is balanced to some degree by puckering acidity. Some complexity too with it's woody pencil shavings. For such a massive bruiser (16.3%), the alcohol was very much under control. Drink now-2012. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
12/2/2006 - Thilo wrote: 90 pointsColor is dark garnet to the rim. Nose shows peppery plum, black currant, and a touch of tar. On the palate, there is dark spicy fruit, blueberry, pepper, smoke, and significant acidity. Still a bit unresolved, but it improved considerably over two to three hours. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
12/27/2007 - glg wrote: 90 pointsThis is a bit too much of everything at this stage. A little too sweet for me - I'll wait some time (3 years or so) to see if this settles down and integrates better. The alcohol level was noticed by others, but not by me, at least not on the palate. |
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2004 De Lisio CatalystMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
5/13/2008 - ljl203 wrote: 90 pointsDeep purple inky Shiraz. Nice fresh forest nose. Strong berry and bittersweet chocolate taste. Some mint, sea salt, and mustard heat. Quick and intense mid-palette that ends with berry-olive finish. |
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