2011 Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz Lieu dit Malakoff

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  12/27/2023 - YoRi wrote: 91 Points

  Robe rouge amarante dense.
  Nez ouvert, fruits mûrs, framboise noire, cassis. Thé des bois.
  En bouche, le vin est toujours juvénile, fruits frais, bel équilibre sucrosité- acidité, gouleyant, gourmand malgré un alcool important.
  Pourrais tenir encore quelques années
  Belle expérience vraiment entre la France et l'Australie...

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  4/24/2021 - malbrecht wrote: 89 Points

  Appears light purple, with some sediment and slight bricking around the edges. Nose reveals raspberry and blackberry fruit, with significant garrigue and black pepper. On entry, the wine shows restrained fruit - sour cherry, blackberry, and lighter raspberry flavors, but the secondary characteristics are dominant - garrigue, pickling spices, pepper, and a little earth. Acid is dominant on the finish, resulting in a not unpleasant sour note. Probably at or just past peak. Though, I did not treat this bottle kindly (basically uncellared). If treated properly, perhaps it could go longer. Interesting take on Aussie Shiraz with the lower ABV (13%) and more focus on acidity, minerality, and the secondary flavors that Syrah can develop over time.

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  12/14/2020 - apple1813 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  2011 Domaine Terlato et Chapoutier Shiraz Lieu dit Malakoff was mature, earthy and mineral-driven. The fully developed Australian Shriaz was medium garnet in colour with significant amount of deposits. Freshly uncorked, there were aromas of ripe blackberries, dark cherries and leather. With two hours in bottle, it developed notes of forest floor, tobacco, black pepper and raw meat.
  
  The mouthfeel was dry and rather full-bodied, with medium levels of balanced acidity and fully integrated tannin. On the mid-palate was an unusually satisfying oily texture. Flavours of bramble, wet earth, gentle spices and intense ferrous minerality lingered in a long savoury finish.
  
  It was impressive that such intensity and complexity was achieved at a modest alcohol level of 13.0%, which is a rare feat in Australia amid global warming. It is commonly agreed that great Syrah gains appreciable sophistication at around ten years of age. Patience pays off big time.

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  11/14/2020 - Nati Winos Does not like this wine:

  Sour. We have always struggled with Australian wines.

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  11/5/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Wow that has loads of spice on the nose. So lean on the palate but I remember it opened up. Clean and tight now. Just opened. From magnum.

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