2009 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  7/1/2023 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:

  Ruby red in the glass showing just a touch of age.
  On the nose, mostly bramble black fruit, fig jam, baking spice.
  On the palate, this is seemless. A real plush and textured wine. The alcohol peaks out just a touch as does the acidity. Tannin is lightly grippy.
  Overall, an awesome wine. I’m glad I held on to this and would recommend opwnijg now or holding for another 3-5 years.

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  1/27/2022 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  100% old-vine Shiraz from 50-130 yo vineyards in the Ebenezer sub-district. Fermented in open-top fermentors, aged for 16 months in new oak barrels (95% French, 5% American). Bottled unfiltered. 14,5% alcohol. Tasted in a 2015-2002 Amon-Ra vertical.
  
  Somewhat evolved, blackish rusty-red color that permits some light through. The appearance is somewhat more evolved compared to the surrounding vintages. The nose is robust, rather smoky and quite savory with aromas of gamey meat, some toasted wood spice, light sweet notes of wizened dark berries, a little bit of tar, a subtly green hint of peppermint or eucalyptus and a touch of liquid smoke. The wine is ripe, juicy and full-bodied with rich, complex and somewhat evolved flavors of smoke and charred game, some wizened black cherries, a little bit of peppery spice, light gravelly mineral tones, a hint of extracted woody bitterness and a touch of sweet dark plum. Although quite substantial, the rather high acidity and ample tannins that slowly grip your gums lend good sense of firmness and balance to the wine. The high alcohol shows a little, bringing some warmth to the palate. The lengthy finish is rich and juicy with ripe, slightly sweet-toned flavors of blackberries, extracted woody bitterness, some raisiny tones, a little bit of pruney dark fruit, light peppery notes, a little bit of charred game and toasty oak spice, a hint of wizened black cherry and an evolved touch of savory earthiness.
  
  A rich, substantial and moderately evolved vintage of Amon-Ra that is starting to show some age with its savory tertiary notes and dried-fruit aromatics. Structurally the wine hasn't softened up much, so in that sense it drinks more like a young wine with its relatively high acidity and ample tannins that coat your mouth, yet are ripe enough not to make the wine feel tough or aggressively grippy. Flavor-wise, however, the wine has lost the aggressive angularity of younger Amon-Ra wines, coming across as much more integrated and harmonious - up to the point that it feels like the wine doesn't really feel as long-lived as many surrounding vintages. Although the wine isn't on its peak yet, I suspect its apogee is getting close. Drink within the next 7-10 years or so. Feels a tad pricey at approx. 90€.

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  11/19/2021 - rjsmall Likes this wine:

  Deep, clear red colour. Liquorice, a touch of aniseed and dark fruits on nose. Rounded and smooth in the mouth. Dark fruits, Chinese five spice and a bit of vanilla in flavour. Bright and rounded. Very nice and drinking well.

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  7/21/2021 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points

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  Tasted non blind.
  
  Dark garnet color in the glass, a little dusty looking. Nose of monkey glue, Herbs du Provence, plums and currants. Flavors of black berries, black raspberries and black cherries. Tart acidity, drying tannin, full bodied. Drink now. Likely needs a little air before serving.

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  3/27/2021 - searssd Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This wine is absolutely rocking right now. Heavy weight, oily in the mouth. Tannins totally integrated . It’s obviously Aussie (the heat is there) but is reminiscent of Northern Rhone. Flowers, perfume, exotic spices, black and red fruit, eucalyptus, minerals... it’s all there and in balance. What a treat. Wish I had more.

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