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2005 Cameron Hughes Shiraz Lot 38 Barossa Valley |
| Vintage | 2005 |  Label 1 of 2   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Cameron Hughes (web) | ||
| Variety | Shiraz | ||
| Designation | Lot 38 | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Australia | ||
| Region | South Australia | ||
| SubRegion | Barossa | ||
| Appellation | Barossa Valley | ||
| Options | Show variety and appellation |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 28 notes) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 2/9/2010 & rated 92 points: Continues to sing with lush, big dark fruit and some spice wiht a great, long finish that has a hint of licorice and menthol. Fabulous with grilled lamb (655 views) | |
| Tasted by neurovino on 1/7/2010 & rated 92 points: Still delicious. (849 views) | |
| Tasted by ddinsm on 12/26/2009 & rated 90 points: (706 views) | |
| Tasted by drdebs on 11/24/2009 & rated 91 points: Still drinking beautifully, this wine is still exhibiting the aromas and flavors of cherry and baker's chocolate that initiially drew me to the wine. There is less cedar now, and additional fruit notes (blackberry, mostly). Very enjoyable. (950 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 8/8/2009 & rated 93 points: Just lovely with dark fruit and a great finish (1330 views) | |
| Tasted by neurovino on 4/9/2009 & rated 93 points: Intense fruit. light on the structure, but very well integrated with a lush, smokey feel and enough tannins to carry the wine through a very long a fulfilling finish. Q & R say smokey cherries, too. (1853 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 12/22/2008 & rated 91 points: Big lush and fruity! (1744 views) | |
| Tasted by DanSm on 11/16/2008 & rated 95 points: (1617 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 10/8/2008 & rated 93 points: Really coming into it's stride. Big lush dark fruits with chocolate, some spice and even a little almost licorice on the long finish. A great way to end a great meal! (1858 views) | |
| Tasted by DanSm on 8/10/2008 & rated 96 points: (1697 views) | |
| Tasted by bahiadave on 8/1/2008: still good (1893 views) | |
| Tasted by DanSm on 7/24/2008 & rated 96 points: Beautiful! Big concentrations from 100 year-old vines. Lush boysenberry fruit, chocolate, leather, smoke, soft tannins and acidity, everything in perfect balance. I hope CH secures future contracts on this source of juice. (2077 views) | |
| Tasted by DanSm on 5/25/2008 & rated 95 points: Beautiful! Big concentrations from 100 year-old vines. Lush boysenberry fruit, chocolate, leather, smoke, soft tannins and acidity, everything in perfect balance. One would need to drink several other Shiraz from the Barossa area to distinguish specific terroir notes. (2391 views) | |
| Tasted by drdebs on 3/17/2008 & rated 93 points: Exceptional value. Aromas of baker's chocolate, cherries, and cedar erupt from the bottle--very pronounced. Palate is dominated by dark chocolate and cherries, too. Nice spiciness on the long finish. 15.0 % alc/vol, so not a small wine, but very good for those that like them rich and bold. (2636 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 1/31/2008 & rated 92 points: Big, lush and fruity with great long finish! Even my non-wine drinking friend stopped and said WOW. (2789 views) | |
| Tasted by DanSm on 1/25/2008 & rated 95 points: Powerful and beautiful nose...gorgeous fruit with a bit of barnyard and earth. Wonderful balance and a very rich long finish. (3050 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 12/31/2007 & rated 92 points: This is a fabulous wine with great fruit and a tremendous, long lush finish. Balanced and tasty. (3015 views) | |
| Tasted by yeastbeast on 12/27/2007 & rated 90 points: The other Christmas Eve wine. I've now had a few bottles of this one and am not as crazy about it as the first time around, but it still is quite a beauty. Huge, intense nose of tropical flowers and vanilla. Excellent, mouth-coating unctuous fruit that leads to well-integrated tannins with a mellow finish. Quite a treat. (3265 views) | |
| Tasted by neurovino on 12/22/2007: This stuff is just great. Well-balanced, sweet, but not a fruit bomb. It has a lot of oak, but in a good way. Iit's very well integrated. The finish is silky smooth. Love it. (3268 views) | |
| Tasted by Brian1970 on 12/14/2007 & rated 93 points: Beautiful lush, dark fruit on the nose and palate. The barest touch of earth and spice. Silky smooth tannins, wonderful coating on the mid-palate (great mouthfeel), and capped off by a long, luxurious finish - with a bit of leather. Our friend, Jill is a wine biz veteran and when she tried this, her eyes popped open. At $20, I wish I had 15 more instead of 5! (3461 views) | |
| Tasted by yogi8938 on 9/28/2007 & rated 93 points: I have drank 4 of he 6 i bought and tgisn is the shizzle. I drank next to thre Cameron Hughes lot 39 and tgere is no comparrison. So sad they are already sold out! I would buy a few cases if avialable! (4366 views) | |
| Tasted by bahiadave on 9/19/2007: Amazed by this one each time i have it. (4614 views) | |
| Tasted by Acohen on 9/16/2007 & rated 91 points: Great nose and big berry flavor with smooth tannins and long, lush finish. Would have liked to let it open a little bit more and imagine it would be even better! (4491 views) | |
| Tasted by neurovino on 9/14/2007 & rated 93 points: This stuff was delicious. Solid, powerful flavor from start to finish. Very well balanced with good fruit at the beginning, solid lingering flavor over the middle, and a long, fulfilling finish, with well-integrated tannins. Excellent wine, a couple of notches above lot 42, which was also good. (4708 views) | |
| Tasted by DanSm on 8/25/2007 & rated 92 points: I couldn't help from opening a second bottle. We drank this next to a 2005 Feudo Arancio Syrah Sicilia IGT. Sounds like a sports car, no? A good bit of oak, vanilla, and vegetal came through when it was paired with steak and salad. When drunk by itself, the caramel dominates. (4787 views) | |
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Cameron Hughes Wine Lot 38: Winemaker notes: Vintage: 2005, Appellation: Barossa Valley, Australia, Grape: Shiraz, Alcohol by volume: 15%, Production: 500 cases. Taste: The colour is an attractive deep, dark, purple hue and the initial aromas expose the intensity and depth of the wine. A myriad of rich ripe berry fruits with spice undertones from the oak are complimented by the glorious complexities of the characters of fine leather, flavours that are only derived from intense old vines. The taste fully expresses the initial impressions and the aromas are transformed into a tangible experience of tasting a small piece of history. Revel in the smooth grape tannins, the delicious sweet fruit richness and the firm natural acidity which finishes the wine brilliantly and entices you to take another sip. This is phenomenal stuff. Cameron Confidential: The first couple of days of my trip to Australia were pretty much a disappointment in terms of sourcing. A couple of guys just didn’t pan out and Jay and I were frustrated. Winemakers Lance and John picked us up from our hotel the third day and took out to McClaren? Vale where we sized up some great wines (Lots 40 and 41). It wasn’t until day four in Barossa that things really came together. We did a huge tasting at winemaker John’s house and when I stuck my nose in the glass that contained Lot 38, I remarked very simply,” I can buy this?” Unbelievable! The warm fruit and pure sensuousness of this 100 year old vine Shiraz was/is magnificent. We tasted quite a few Reserve/Estate? Shiraz’s from surrounding wineries in the $60-$120 AUS range and this wine was as good as and in most instances, better than those wines. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be able to offer this wine for $20 a bottle. Here are winemaker John’s notes: Around the time Einstein’s Theory of Relativity was published, Theodore Roosevelt was US President and a first class stamp cost just two cents, a small Shiraz vineyard was planted in the Barossa Valley near the township of Rowland Flat. Time has been kind to these vines and multiple generations of vignerons have lovingly nurtured the grapes each year until I arrived 100 years later. I have been fortunate enough to secure a parcel of this unique and exceptional wine. As the years roll on the quantity that the vines are able to produce is less and less. Every bunch is a valuable commodity and is hand harvested and then fermented in small batch open fermenters, each of which contain just a few tonnes. This process helps to get the maximum fruit extraction from the wines while still being able to minimize hard aggressive tannins. Following a period of 3 weeks on skins the wine is drained off and the skins are pressed with a gentle pneumatic press. This component of wine is known as the pressings and when blended back to the free run wine adds another dimension and flavour expression. The wine then underwent maturation in American and French hogsheads until the marriage of flavours was deemed to be perfect. This took 14 months. Each barrel was then individually tasted to make sure that the wine was good enough for the blend. You have heard the story of one bad apple ruining the bunch, well it was not going to happen here! Lot 38 2005 Barossa Shiraz 100 Year Old Vines is quite simply the best wine I have ever put into the Lot program. Winemaker John had cleverly planted it in the tasting after the 75 Year Old Vine Shiraz in a successful effort to blow my mind. I was stunned by the 75 year but rendered speechless by the 100 Year Old. The exceptionally low yields of this vineyard create one of the most gorgeously sensuous and deeply aromatics wines I have ever laid sinuses on. Multi-layered, intense aromatics are mirrored in the palate with beautifully defined fruit flavors, spicy oak and fine leather (yeah, I know that sounds weird, but it's true). The firm acid structure carries all of this intense character and ensures this wine will be long lived. In a word this wine is "magnificent" and is a totally drinkable now hedonistic delight. Winemaker John's partner in this sourcing endeavor, Lance, wrote the following to me in an email once the wine was bottled and on the water from Australia: "I tasted Lots 38 and 42 with John today. I beg and implore you not to discount these wines! You need to be selling them at $50 a bottle, they're that good. These are stunning wines and should be treated as such." I sent him back a ":)". About Red Wines Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America) Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia) South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia) Barossa Wine (South Australian Tourism Commission) Barossa Valley |
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