2009 St Hallett Shiraz Old Block

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  12/25/2023 - Praxis wrote: 93 Points

  Clean and bright in appearance with no noticeable sediments, pale ruby with considerable bricking and a pronounced watery edge. The color of this wine actually strikes me as odd since it reminds me more of a Pinot Noir or maybe a Barbaresco or even perhaps of cooler weather Grenache more than a South Australian Shiraz. The nose is of lively stewed fruit with what I would describe as very old Chinese sandalwood furniture and old rubber tire overtones. The palate is medium-bodied, medium intensity, very soft and fairly well-balanced (considering ration between its frame versus its alcohol content of 14.4%) with a good amount of fruit structure (although no where near what I would expect from a Barossa old vine Shiraz) but very silky with ample amount of acidity to make this too easy to drink. The flavor components include: matured but very lively red and purple fruits (that’s a bit on the sweet side), wet leaves, green undergrowths along with some meaty visceral notes, fine peppery spices, some salt sprays and a faint impressions of 2nd run Oolong tea. The oak or vanilla is not very overt here at least in this stage of its development. A very refined and delicious wine at this juncture. I’ve never tasted a Barossa old vine Shiraz quite like this! But it was very nice experience. Day 2: Drinking better better tonight, the nose is phenomenal, the flavors are much more integrated and the oak has become more pronounced.

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  3/19/2016 - wineforth Likes this wine: 91 Points

  At first a big eucalyptus nose, blueberry fruit, soft and persistent. Then left in the decanter for one and a half hours. At 14.4% it's borderline too alcoholic for my taste. Later starting to get the mocha. I prefer the 2008.

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  2/22/2016 - jskuek Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Needs 2 hours decant, what a difference it makes.

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  2/3/2015 - jskuek wrote: 90 Points

  Sweet, med acidity, med body when first open. After 2 hour in decanter, coffee mocha, med+ body. Long finish.

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  6/28/2014 - jskuek Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still very young, doesn't have any sign of aging yet. Get better hour after another. Keep it.

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