Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Spiced, black pepper oddly a little dry ginger, blackberry - wet and fresh, with a smidge of blackcurrant, slightly jubey notes. Juicy, fleshy, peppery, blackberry fruit a little muted, grippy tannins are persistent and coarse flour textured. A little alcohol warmth on the finish. Okay.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Jubey blackberry, sweet spice, a little fruit tea; modern Barossa. Savoury, fruit a little short, a little alcohol warmth. Meh for me. In it's defence it's been open a day.
Reductive with leather, plums, alcohol warmth and loads of peppery notes on the nose. Juicy, tangy, fruit a tiny bit sour, all flavours medium minus intensity, blackberry under plum, pepper. Medium minus intensity tannins are a little chalky. Hmm.
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Medium minus intensity aromas of peppery wild blackberry, earthy spices, a tiny sour snake, jubey elements. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy, again a slightly sour note to the blackberry, touch of pepper, a bit belchy as well, chalky tannins. Meh.
Earthy, peppery, spicy over jubey black fruits, slight whole bunch (carbo crush). Juicy, tangy, black fruits, drying talc textured tannins, fruit just about persists, slight alcohol warmth on the finish. Okay.
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Reductive, rubbery initially, alcohol warmth, ripe blackberry, plums, prunes almost, the oak is controlled. Juicy, concentrated, savoury black fruits, medium plus intensity drying chalky tannins, alcohol warmth, a little chocolate on the finish, very young. Time.
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Smells thick! Concentrated black fruits; berry, plums, prunes, slight raisins, baked fruits as well. Peppery spice, supported by alcohol. And it proves thick on the palate as well; massive chalky tannins, loads of alcohol warmth, concentrated fruit persists. Everything shouting and a bit disjointed at the mo'. Time may help. Close to unapproachable at the moment, for me.
Slightly confected notes, initially, concentrated black fruits, a slight mint, eucalyptus element (or the alcohol) is lending a cool note. Juicy, savoury, that slight herbal mint/eucalyptus note is present here, fruit slightly muted, chalky tannins, slight alcohol warmth, fruit doesn't really persist. Hmm
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Rich, ripe blackberry, plum, chocolate, vanilla. Rich, juicy acidity, reasonably well balanced, alcohol warmth helps carry the fruit which proves dark hued. Long, tannins are silky and persistent. Old school and lovely.
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island
Served blind. Whole bunch, wild ferment, ashy, black pepper, slightly medicinal, slight blackberry. Sourly juicy, chalky tannins, a little black pepper, muted fruit, slight alcohol warmth, whole bunch. I guessed cool climate, shiraz, victoria 2015
Served blind Cellar stink, leather, slightly sour and dusty notes. Muted plums, cedar, cigar box. Juicy, softly earthy, leathery, wetly textured grip. I guessed late 70's, early 80's Hunter Shiraz and, when pushed, went with Lindemans Hunter River Burgundy
2018 Logan Wines Shiraz Ridge of Tears Orange Vineyard
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Spiced, black pepper oddly a little dry ginger, blackberry - wet and fresh, with a smidge of blackcurrant, slightly jubey notes. Juicy, fleshy, peppery, blackberry fruit a little muted, grippy tannins are persistent and coarse flour textured. A little alcohol warmth on the finish. Okay.
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2019 Izway Shiraz Rob & Les
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Jubey blackberry, sweet spice, a little fruit tea; modern Barossa. Savoury, fruit a little short, a little alcohol warmth. Meh for me. In it's defence it's been open a day.
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2017 Tyrrell's Shiraz Single Vineyard Stevens
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Reductive with leather, plums, alcohol warmth and loads of peppery notes on the nose. Juicy, tangy, fruit a tiny bit sour, all flavours medium minus intensity, blackberry under plum, pepper. Medium minus intensity tannins are a little chalky. Hmm.
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2017 Paringa Estate Shiraz Estate
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Medium minus intensity aromas of peppery wild blackberry, earthy spices, a tiny sour snake, jubey elements. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy, again a slightly sour note to the blackberry, touch of pepper, a bit belchy as well, chalky tannins. Meh.
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2017 Fighting Gully Road Shiraz
Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth
Earthy, peppery, spicy over jubey black fruits, slight whole bunch (carbo crush). Juicy, tangy, black fruits, drying talc textured tannins, fruit just about persists, slight alcohol warmth on the finish. Okay.
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2016 Kilikanoon Shiraz Oracle
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Reductive, rubbery initially, alcohol warmth, ripe blackberry, plums, prunes almost, the oak is controlled. Juicy, concentrated, savoury black fruits, medium plus intensity drying chalky tannins, alcohol warmth, a little chocolate on the finish, very young. Time.
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2017 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Smells thick! Concentrated black fruits; berry, plums, prunes, slight raisins, baked fruits as well. Peppery spice, supported by alcohol. And it proves thick on the palate as well; massive chalky tannins, loads of alcohol warmth, concentrated fruit persists. Everything shouting and a bit disjointed at the mo'. Time may help. Close to unapproachable at the moment, for me.
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2017 Izway Shiraz Harold Liersch Vineyard
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Slightly confected notes, initially, concentrated black fruits, a slight mint, eucalyptus element (or the alcohol) is lending a cool note. Juicy, savoury, that slight herbal mint/eucalyptus note is present here, fruit slightly muted, chalky tannins, slight alcohol warmth, fruit doesn't really persist. Hmm
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2005 Grant Burge Shiraz Meshach
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Rich, ripe blackberry, plum, chocolate, vanilla. Rich, juicy acidity, reasonably well balanced, alcohol warmth helps carry the fruit which proves dark hued. Long, tannins are silky and persistent. Old school and lovely.
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2020 Guroo Syrah Charlotte Dalton
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island
Served blind.
Whole bunch, wild ferment, ashy, black pepper, slightly medicinal, slight blackberry. Sourly juicy, chalky tannins, a little black pepper, muted fruit, slight alcohol warmth, whole bunch.
I guessed cool climate, shiraz, victoria 2015
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1973 Tyrrell's Shiraz Vat 9
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Served blind
Cellar stink, leather, slightly sour and dusty notes. Muted plums, cedar, cigar box. Juicy, softly earthy, leathery, wetly textured grip.
I guessed late 70's, early 80's Hunter Shiraz and, when pushed, went with Lindemans Hunter River Burgundy
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