2011 Mollydooker Shiraz The Boxer
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Cblakejordan Likes this wine:
87 Points
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - The "Mollydooker" shake is absolutely necessary on this one. Tart and bitter until the nitrogen is gone. The wine slowly wakens; the biting high alcohol gives way to deep black fruit. As the bottle opens more, I found some acidity and deep structure that was blacked out before. Strong, bold nose makes it very delightful. While this a great value wine, I think it would be better in a year or two...
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Comment posted by Rick 4 Wine:
11/7/2013 11:41:00 AM - Sorry - what is the Mollydooker shake?
Comment posted by Cblakejordan:
11/7/2013 1:47:00 PM - The Mollydooker Shake video can be found here: http://youtu.be/QCGFz3nnakE
Basically, this process allows for the release of the nitrogen that the wine is packed with. You can google or youtube "mollydooker shake" for more info!
-Cheers
Comment posted by Rick 4 Wine:
11/8/2013 8:09:00 AM - Thank you. That is great!
I got a kick out of watching the guided tour as well. I always think of Mollydooker as being an artisan wine -- even Aussies wine people have told me it's not common there -- yet their harvesting techniques look better suited for harvesting corn than grapes. Most of the US wines I buy are hand picked and sorted. These guys pick and crush everything. I didn't see an optical sorter in the vid, and there wasn't a crew going through that 3.4 ton container before everything was macerated and crushed.