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2003 Kangarilla Road Shiraz McLaren Vale
Shiraz
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- McLaren Vale
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Community Tasting Notes 39
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John McCabe wrote: 92 points
April 19, 2013 - Expressive and full-bodied but soft and well rounded fruit. Nothing striking - no edge, but quite full and rich. Great example of an appropriately aged Shiraz.
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rjeman2000 wrote: 87 points
January 7, 2011 - Almost dumped the bottle after a pop and pour. Definitely tasted past its prime. But not being one to dump a bottle, I hung in there and soon the funk blew off to reveal some tasty dark fruits and light pepper. Actually very pleased in the end. So don't wait too much longer for this one, and when you open let it breathe.
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arp46 wrote: 88 points
August 10, 2010 - This bottled was opened, paper filtered and decanted leaving a moderate residue of silt in the filter and yielding a dark, purple liquor with a deep aroma of what seemed almost like cedar -- as if it were a Bordeaux. After a short period of swirling and twirling, we tasted it. It was uncharacteristcally soft for a Syrah, lacking a lot of the spice we had been expecting. Expectations aside, however, the bottle was seriously good: frut forward, with an appealing complexity on the finsh. As time passed it grew softer and fruitier, although there was a mid-palate hint of spice as it evolved.
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rjeman2000 wrote: 88 points
February 28, 2010 - Was tasting better before the US lost the hockey gold to Canada...
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geoffucla wrote: 90 points
January 12, 2010 - Dark purple/black. Nose of dark fruits and spice. Full-bodied with integrated tannins and great balancing acidity. There's definitely a cinnamon component and maybe a bit of bacon or other rich meat to complement the dark fruits. Very tasty. Drink remaining within 1-2 years.
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By Josh Raynolds
September/October 2005, IWC Issue #122 (link)(Kangarilla Road Shiraz McLaren Vale) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Shiraz, Episode #5, 2/27/2006 (link)(KANGARILLA ROAD SHIRAZ) NOSE-cotton candy meets Big League chew, TASTE-very well made; dry, complete finish, vanilla; EXCELLENT; (all 3 are FAR superior to YELLOW TAIL)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Kangarilla Road
- Varietal Shiraz
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Fleurieu
- Appellation McLaren Vale
- UPC Codes 091882283520, 818850001029, 9326637001038
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 171 (36%)
- Consumed 298 (64%)
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- ProducerKangarilla Road
- VarietyShiraz
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale
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