2002 Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz Billi Billi

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  8/21/2023 - Ron Slye wrote:

  Still drinking well but starting the downhill phase. Still a lovely well made aged wine.

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  6/19/2019 - Ron Slye wrote: 96 Points

  So I feel like I am outlier. This was just an amazing wine tonight. It was so smooth and integrated -- to be honest, I don't know why I am not giving this a 100, but for the price I paid and the other reviews. This has a lovely seemless palate of subtle dark fruits, black pepper, hints of eucalyptus, and a finish that literally goes on for minutes. It is humbling to see my first note on this wine -- a fruit forward Aussie shiraz that I dislike -- evolving into this. For the first time I really think I have tried a wine at "its peak." I don't think this will fall apart in a year or two, but not sure it will get better. Maybe it will? There are still some soft tannins, but boy is this lovely right now.

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  4/27/2019 - Spartan517 wrote: 91 Points

  Realized I still had 4 bottles of this left in my cellar. Much to my surprise, this wine is still in excellent shape and with far less fruit than it showed originally. While it might be just past its peak, I was worried it would be leaning towards junk at this point...., now Im really glad I still have 3 more to drink!! But Ill be finishing these over the summer for sure.

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  5/10/2017 - Ron Slye wrote: 93 Points

  Deep and complex nose of tart cherry, roasted meats, red pepper, and some umami. Nice sweet fruit attack on the palate, well rounded, with hints of coffee along with most of what is in the nose. After an hour or so in the glass there is more black pepper, and even more complexity in both the nose and palate. This is drinking really really well right now. I am very curious to try it again in 3 years or so.
  
  In typing this in I noticed my last tasting note. Just confirms for me that many wines that I may think as too fruit forward settle down and become more complex and subtle with time. This might be close to the sweet spot for me, but I am curious to see if a few more years adds some more or not.

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  5/19/2016 - Ron Slye wrote:

  Pretty fruit forward -- not my favorite. Typical aussie shiraz.

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