The last of our case. We decanted (had lots of sediment), and drank over 3+ hours. Amazing how well these have stood the test of time. It was great to taste these evolve over the years. Though past it's peak window now, it was still delicious - awesome nose, huge fruit with vanilla and some hints of licorice, cedar, spice. A huge wine, great body, and still fresh tasting. Tannins completely resolved, low acidity, and alcohol well concealed. It did seem to decline rather quickly near the 3 hour mark, so I'd recommend drinking over next 2-3 years if you have any left.
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Opened with dinner. Dark, purplish/deep red showing the slightest hints of maturity. Jammy nose that needs to be coaxed out of the glass, but there's humidity, bramble, spice and everything nice - cherry, blackberry, raspberry, plum. Full bodied and bombastic fruit bomb to be sure. Amazing this is 16 years old - could have been bottled 2 years ago. I can't imagine what this tasted like in 2003. Massive core of fruit - almost confected and candied syrup qualities. The full cornucopia of reds and blacks is here - and there are the hints of evolution in there too - some very mild tea, tar, cedary elements as well. This is a monster wine still at this stage, and I think the fruit will drive this for another 5-10 years. You could call this a late harvest Shiraz or a near-Port. To some this might be too much - as there is a wickedly full throttle fruit profile - but it's not overly alcoholic, or pruney or sappy - no cooked elements, or anything. It's fresh and jammy all the way.
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(Marquis Philips Shiraz 9) Group's #4 (my #3) – 69 pts.; 6, 0, 2, 2 - black red violet color with cherry red meniscus; ripe berry, blue fruit and American oak nose; ripe, juicy blueberry and blackberry palate with milk chocolate edges; medium finish 91+ pts. (16% alcohol)
7/18/2021 - ghanbai Likes this wine: 98 Points
Better than all Shiraz I had ever tasted, other than the over 10 cases of Marquis Philips Integrity & ‘9’ over the past 15 years
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8/17/2017 - wine4ever Likes this wine: 90 Points
The last of our case. We decanted (had lots of sediment), and drank over 3+ hours. Amazing how well these have stood the test of time. It was great to taste these evolve over the years. Though past it's peak window now, it was still delicious - awesome nose, huge fruit with vanilla and some hints of licorice, cedar, spice. A huge wine, great body, and still fresh tasting. Tannins completely resolved, low acidity, and alcohol well concealed. It did seem to decline rather quickly near the 3 hour mark, so I'd recommend drinking over next 2-3 years if you have any left.
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7/7/2017 - danielbleier wrote: 87 Points
This wine felt a faded, although not terrible by any stretch. We moved on to some better wines quickly, however.
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1/26/2017 - Senso-beak wrote: 94 Points
Opened with dinner. Dark, purplish/deep red showing the slightest hints of maturity. Jammy nose that needs to be coaxed out of the glass, but there's humidity, bramble, spice and everything nice - cherry, blackberry, raspberry, plum. Full bodied and bombastic fruit bomb to be sure. Amazing this is 16 years old - could have been bottled 2 years ago. I can't imagine what this tasted like in 2003. Massive core of fruit - almost confected and candied syrup qualities. The full cornucopia of reds and blacks is here - and there are the hints of evolution in there too - some very mild tea, tar, cedary elements as well. This is a monster wine still at this stage, and I think the fruit will drive this for another 5-10 years. You could call this a late harvest Shiraz or a near-Port. To some this might be too much - as there is a wickedly full throttle fruit profile - but it's not overly alcoholic, or pruney or sappy - no cooked elements, or anything. It's fresh and jammy all the way.
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6/3/2016 - wine4ever Likes this wine: 91 Points
Really good....as always.
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