2003 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (78) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  11/29/2023 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 95 Points

  These Glaetzer wines are simply terrific and they do age. The alcohol blows off and the tannins get extremely silky. Just glorious with a lot of life left.

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  4/15/2023 - taylormartin Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Wow! Pop and poured this last night with some close wine friends. This was lights out fantastic. Flirting with perfection! I would have guessed 5-10 years old, not 20. I’m a huge fan of Aussie Shiraz and this did not dissapoint. Best bottle of Amon-Ra I’ve ever had.
  
  It’s in its prime drinking window but i doubt it’s going to get any better. Drink up!

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  3/12/2023 - Jaegergeister wrote: 90 Points

  I was expecting an Australian monument when opening the bottle but was kind of disappointed. Never have expectations. It was still full bodied but without any of the deep fruit or complexity I remembered from the 2002 or 2004. I quit drinking after one third. Third day I took another try. Much better. Obviously it still needs air. Would not recommend to hold any longer. Needs air to show full potential.

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  1/31/2022 - jsebiri wrote:

  This was a nice wine back in the day , today its dominated by pruny fruit which makes too much of a statement. Not bad , just good.

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  1/27/2022 - forceberry wrote:

  100% old-vine Shiraz from 50-130 yo vineyards in the Ebenezer sub-district. Fermented in open-top fermentors, aged for 15 months in new oak barrels (80% French, 20% American). Bottled unfiltered. 15,5% alcohol. Tasted in a 2015-2002 Amon-Ra vertical.
  
  Noticeably developed and rather old rusty russet-orange color that permits some light through. Very aged and moderately oxidative nose with aromas of soy sauce, some gamey meat, a little bit of beef jerky, light malty notes of barley wine, a hint of swee raisiny fruit, a touch of smoke and a boozy hint of alcohol. There was some stinky bottle funk as well, but that disappeared with air. The wine is full-bodied, complex and rather fat on the palate with aged, moderately oxidative flavors of raisins and prunes, some beef jerky, a little bit of peppery spice, light smoky tones, a hint of syrupy sweetness and a touch of jammy dark fruit. The overall feel is quite round and mellow, thanks to the medium acidity and fully resolved tannins. The high alcohol lends some obvious heat to the palate. The lengthy finish is savory, rich and pruney with a little bit of tannic grip along with oxidative flavors of beef jerky, some raisiny dark fruit, a little bit of soy sauce, light meaty notes of umami and a hint of earth. The high alcohol makes the wine end on a noticeably hot note.
  
  This is getting past its peak, badly. In our vertical, this was the only wine that was getting downhill, and while not completely shot in pieces, this wine was merely a shadow of what the best vintages offered. Especially the contrast between this and the magnificent 2002 vintage was huge. If this bottle was representative of the vintage's state now, 19 years after the vintage, I'd be wary of getting any bottles - especially when the surrounding vintages 2004 and 2002 are so much better in comparison. Leaving the wine unrated, because the wine definitely isn't anymore what it is supposed to be, even if it isn't fully oxidized yet. At 70€ this was waste of money.

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