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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 125 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jusuf on 3/10/2024 & rated 97 points: This Amon-Ra varies by the bottle. Every time a different chap. This time with a massive body, very well integrated tannin. A bit sweet ending. Lots of mocha. Very long finish of 30+ seconds. Great stuff again. (794 views) | | | Tasted by stkilda on 2/20/2024 & rated 96 points: A tour de force this has been consistently excellent on every occasion I have tasted this vintage. There is immense structure big and bold but in perfect harmony despite the 15abv there is zero excessive heat . So seductive and juicy with dense black fruits the aromas are a total knockout. There is plenty acidity which will aid this wines development for years to come . A brilliant wine. (952 views) | | | Tasted by angelcyn on 12/30/2023: Very much of the Barrosa, very dark inky purple, powerful nose of spice and blackberries, very full mouthful and if you try you can find almost any fruit in there a huge melange of tasted plus cedar spicies and cinnamon, could all be to much but this has absorbed itself and is a full on winner from the Barrosa, great bottle and a very good drink as Michael Broadbent used to say. (1030 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 10/7/2023: In a nice space and time here. Needs a little airtime to blow off some sappy fruit (yes still) but leans out and shows great structure and poise. (1475 views) | | | Tasted by wren460 on 8/31/2023 & rated 91 points: This is 100% liquid beef jerky. I have no idea how this is going to evolve , but today, after 2 hours of decant time, this wine is 100% like drinking peppered beef jerky. 5 years left of life , but I am not sure how it is going to evolve. A very weird wine. (1476 views) | | | Tasted by grapeless on 7/23/2023 & rated 95 points: Delicious but feel I opened too early. Still has life left. (1301 views) | | | Tasted by rjsmall on 5/5/2023: Dense, inky dark red colour. Tight nose with flavours of spice, tobacco and dark fruits. Dense, rich, velvety and rounded mouthfeel. Aniseed, musk, dark fruits in flavour. Complex and long finish. Full bodied but welll balanced. Big, enjoyable wine with years left ahead of it. (1541 views) | | | Tasted by rcha001 on 3/12/2023 & rated 95 points: Appearance: inky black core with deep purple hues. Less are slow and abundant
Nose: wow, what a tingling sensation through my olfactory. Eats of dark blackberries, liquorice, dark plum vanillin cedar and spice. It's very perfume like
Palate: compared to when I last drank this bottle in 2020, the flavours have become more expansive, richer in taste and flavours are more harmonious/settled. Palate shoes for purity, concentration of dark blackberries, plums, liquorice, dark chocolate, earth and subtle spices. Tannins are so velvety / smooth. Very long, decadent finish
This is a wine for special occasions, or to show off to guests... Right at its end of peak now. Quintessential Barossa Shiraz (1721 views) | | | Tasted by kabert on 2/17/2023 & rated 92 points: A delicious, soft syrah, showing smoky leather and dark fruits. Silky, with no hard edges, this has a pleasing beam of acidity on the finish. From the Swiss Chalet (Vail) wine list. (1609 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 2/3/2023 & rated 91 points: A wine for that is a bit of a guilty pleasure and we feel is really well into the 91-92 range. With decent age like now the exuberance of youth is gone and albeit still big it is also well mannered and polished. We wonder though if this is now at peak and with more time it will start to pay the price for all that juicy youth. 91-92 and maybe better drink some sooner than later. (1717 views) | | | Tasted by AndersSJ on 2/3/2023 flawed bottle: prop (1453 views) | | | Tasted by jusuf on 1/9/2023 & rated 92 points: Almost a shock. Pleasing Shiraz. That´s it. What a monster this wine was in 2018. 100 points (2 bottles even quality). All senses hit. and now...just a normal good shiraz...Where is the 60 seconds finish gone....Just a bit more than 4 years after. 2nd bottle opened...same result. (1340 views) | | | Tasted by FrancoisC on 12/12/2022 & rated 90 points: Je ne comprend pas le buzz. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by Caruso on 11/27/2022 & rated 98 points: Maybe not as black as the last bottle from June this year and still ruby to pink in thin layers. From the start without airing this bottle showed smoky earthy tar notes, on the palate in addition bramble and black cherries that add to the nose some time later. Well integrated alcohol and tannin and enough acidity to be animating and refreshing. Nice minerality in the finish with hints of green apple peel. With some more time and air from the opened bottle it adds more power and intensity without getting heavy or loosing complexity. This bottle is extraordinary. 5/14/19/10, -2030+ if cellared under perfect conditions since release. 97+ from Perotti-Brown for the WA. (1399 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 11/19/2022 & rated 94 points: consistent with notes of 11/13/2022 (1216 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 11/18/2022 & rated 92 points: Vintage in Vintage out this wine has all elements that should make a wine we detest , and yet vintage in vintage out we do like it. Almost like a guilty pleasure for us self proclaimed classicists this. Rich and oaky , big wine , bright and full of energy, juicy. Very much a Shiraz and unapologetically so and maybe that coupled with its balanced side is what we like. 92 from us and we are sure that lovers of the style would rate this a lot higher. (1318 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 11/13/2022 & rated 94 points: Lovely and lush, with blue and black fruit and swirling spice - tannins and acidity were seamless - providing structure without intruding on the pleasing flavors (1246 views) | | | Tasted by Mon.Maultiere on 10/9/2022 & rated 94 points: Drunk for dinner with lamb shanks. 15%. Deep opaque ruby. Black fruits and some earthiness with hints of pepper and spice. Good intensity and length overall. A little sweetness from the alcohol was detectable which gave it a New World flavour. Tannins were soft and smooth. Drinking very well. (1087 views) | | | Tasted by Winefeld on 8/16/2022 & rated 91 points: 45 min decant. Deep, dark red colour. Plum, black cherry, chocolate, cola, rubber, tobacco, menthol, graphite. Fully integrated tannins. A touch bitter. Alcohol lingers on the finish. Paired nicely with grilled sirloin, roasted mushroom and beet salad. Still needs 3-5 years to truly blossom. Hold. (1784 views) | | | Tasted by ChrisR on 8/11/2022: Heady aroma of dark fruits and incense. Blackberry, black current and boysenberry flavors, with dark chocolate and copious spice. A combination of lush fruit and lively acid, supported by significant tannins. Powerful and quite tasty. A very south Australian take on shiraz. (1703 views) | | | Tasted by Cake & Fine Wine on 7/28/2022 & rated 93 points: Monolithic yet excellant balance. The 15% abv doesn’t show, there’s no heat. Tannins are soft. Slight funk and superb fruit. Very well made. I have another bottle which I won’t wait longer than a few years to drink. (1832 views) | | | Tasted by stschutz on 7/9/2022 & rated 97 points: Incredible wine. Delicious without being sweet. Musky funk and earthy but as more aired out became smoother, showing a taste of chocolate, velvety black cherry layers. Dark purple, inky color. Not necessarily fruit forward, but purity of fruit was obvious and the tannins were smooth and balanced but with long life ahead. Mid-palate of chocolate and spices, arriving in a silky way that made this a special wine for us. Paired with brea cheese, salami, and crackers, and preferred over the 2010 Far Niente we had earlier with dinner. w-Heekyung and mom at mom's. (1958 views) | | | Tasted by Caruso on 6/6/2022 & rated 96 points: Still nearly black to ruby and pink in thin layers. Blackberries, spices, dark chocolate, licorice, tar, most developing consecutively.
On the palate an aussi high intensity fruit bomb, but not overdone. Great balance due to smooth tannins and refreshing acidity. Quite long fruity finish. 5/13/18/10. 97+ from Perotti-Brown for the WA. -2030+ in a cool cellar since release. (2054 views) | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 2/22/2022: Decanted about 30 minutes. Layered nose of ripe blackberries, dark plums, rosemary and Indian spices. Loads of fruit on the palate but not jammy. Medium tannins. I enjoyed this more than the last bottle. (2348 views) | | | Tasted by sfwinelover1 on 11/24/2021 & rated 94 points: One off from a large private party purchase (hard to price single bottles, but about $60) about 4.5 years ago. On the nose and palate, powerful musty funk (which blew off in about 90 minutes-2 hours), spiced oak, vanilla, chocolate covered cherries, blackberry liquer, cassis, plums, wet earth, Xmas fruitcake, forest floor spice, anise, and just a hint--to the extent anything in this wine is just a hint--of black pepper. Dark maroon purple, medium to full bodied, thick legs. Well-integrated, moderate acidity and light-ish tannins, no heat despite the 15+% abv. Very complex, persistent and intense. Like the '01 Dead Arm (but not so much the '02 Dead Arm or the '09 Astralis, both of which were more structured), this is very much my idea of a classic, high-end Aus shiraz, with powerful, luscious and sweet fruit, intense secondary notes and no sharp edges. With some savoriness and underlying structure, this stays clear of a monolithic fruit bomb and was a fairly good complement to a well-seasoned lasagna, even if it's not going to make anyone forget Tuscany or the Piemonte. Not quite as creamy texturally as the '01 DA. Dead on in its drinking window, this wine hit its peak after 90 minutes or so of air, when its power and balance were best aligned. But it lost a bit of steam on nights 2 & 3, so, while I think that this has several years of optimal drinking left, aeration should be carefully considered, particularly as time goes by. Delicious and fun to drink, this wine, at least for me, just had a bit more sweetness, vanilla and oak than I’d want in a really elegant, top tier wine, but at about a third the price of the Astralis, it doesn’t need to be to be more than worthwhile (and as proof, I just bought it’s ‘16 sib at Costco for $55), even if it won’t hit my every night drinking list. 93-94, and getting the benefit of the doubt by the skin of its teeth. (3348 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Producer Location (Google Maps)Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa ValleyAMON-Ra. BY BEN GLAETZER
Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full flavoured, multi layered and intense but still elegant, stylish and finely balanced.
In Egyptian mythology, Amon-Ra is considered to be the king of all gods. The temple of Amon-Ra was believed to be the first temple to ever plant a monoculture vineyard to produce wine for the citizens of the temple.
The eye on front of the label is the all-seeing eye of Horus or wedjat ("whole one") - a powerful Egyptian symbol of protection. It is represented as a figure with six parts, corresponding to what Egyptians regarded as the six senses; touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell and thought.
Ben created Amon-Ra Shiraz to appeal to all these six senses.Shiraz Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America)Amon-RaAs the King of all Gods, Amon-Ra is considered the most powerful figure in Egyptian mythology. The temple of Amon-Ra is recorded as the birthplace of commercial winemaking, having the first ever large scale vineyard grown specifically to make wine for the citizens of the temple. For the 2001 and 2002 vintages there were distinct McLaren Vale AND Barossa Valley bottlings, but from 2003 onward there has only been a Barossa Valley bottling.Australia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)South Australia South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Barossa Barossa Wine (South Australian Tourism Commission)Barossa Valley Barossa Valley |
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