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• fizz wrote:

  December 6, 2023 - Screw cap. 13.5% alc.
  Dark garnet, minimal bricking. Good balance between dark fruits and layered, textures of leather, earth, dark chocolate. Good appeal, and at a peak.

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• richard.presser Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 24, 2023 - Decanted half into bottle for later.
  Mousy nose that does not dissipate. Brett? I would not expect it from Giaconda, but checking my prior notes, I believe this is present.
  Ditto palate. Underlying fruit is very good but it’s masked by the mousy character that is not dissipating. Disappointing.
  7 hours later - half a glass left in a half bottle saw this character breathe off, to my surprise and relief. I have re-rated it accordingly.
  Day 2 and 2nd bottle from the magnum. Beautifully clean, complex black cherry aromas with round, full flavours. Good weight, medium length, great balance of richness and elegance. By far the best I have had of this wine, as my prior notes will show. Great to leave it with fond memories.

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• Stanrocks Likes this wine: 95 points

  February 16, 2023 - One of the most exciting Syrah tasted lately and we have a bunch under the belly :)
  
  Smells of licorice, sooth, ashes, dark berry fruits, black and blueberry, oak is now perfectly integrated in some wet leaves, forrest floor style, but the wine is mostly over spices and cloves, and the ashes/sooth
  
  Palate is still vibrant with good acidity, powdery tannins, smooth oily texture and very long ashes/sooth and spices aftertaste. This is an incredible bottle. made for Europeans and French shah lovers. This to me is way better than most Barossa over extracted and fruity big style Shiraz.
  
  Quintessential Syrah at its best with still a few years ahead. Again my feeling, like with Napa Cab, our palates are in their comfort zone here, less alcohol, more refined bodies... Colder vintages in Southern Hemisphere or in California mean a lot more acidity and less fruit, more complexity and more depth... another style
  
  Stunner

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• Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 22, 2023 - Black core, red rim.
  Deep dark fruit, spice and licorice fragrance.
  Ripe dark berries , mulberry, plums, graphite and tar. Silky long even palate , good acidity, very fine tannins . Fruit sweetness is still intense while the impact of secondary flavours is only marginally increased since it’s youth. At its peak, but barely faded at 18 years. Impressive.

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• richard.presser Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 16, 2022 - From magnum. Fine deposit, mostly tartrate. Decanted into a carafe for now and a bottle for later.
  Deep red.
  A little musty on opening. Breathed up.
  Fine, spicy Shiraz. Fine oak balance. Fully mature.
  Spicy Shiraz. Held by its acid. Medium weight. Long. Not for further keeping though will hold for several years.
  Ultimately, doesn’t excite. May have a few years ago.
  23/12 Second half. Similar view. Beginning to fade. Drink up. From my experience, the bottle has already died.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Giaconda
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Warner Vineyard
• Country Australia
• Region Victoria
• SubRegion North East
• Appellation Beechworth
• UPC Code 089208400256

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