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• LotionInTheBasket Likes this wine:

  November 28, 2020 - So CT popped this up on my radar with the Readiness to Drink report fresh on the heels of having the '04. So why not; it is ready, and it was a good check point for what I have left. Drank over 2 days, combined notes. Short decant in bottle and glass, like 30 or so. Could have used like 2 -3 hours. Dark as night in the glass, dense, brooding. The nose is dark black fruits, jammy, burnt rubber, tar, peppercorns, tight; mellows and opens day 2 with less burning and tar. The nose is formidable. The palate hits with black and blue fruits enveloped in tar plus a smokiness coming from a burnt meat, a mellowing earthy tone towards mid. Day 2 showed more dark red turning black and blue as a curve ball to start. Its heavy and potent, very forward on the front. however smooths on the middle with a medium acidic pop with firm tannins kicking in but not holding to the finish; they fade away fast. Day 2 more so and added white pepper notes heading back. The end is driven by potent fruit, dark black and blues, with the tertiary characteristics driving it home. Managed to save a small glass for a day 3, the tar and burnt edges came off a bit more, feels more blue in fruit and a bit more relaxed. Its a medley of highs and mediums, never lows. Its a beast, not cohesive. On its own, I needed to split it over 2 days and added a 3rd to boot. Structure and potency tell me it can sit for a while to see if it further mellows and/or integrated, or drink now with some heavy BBQ (charred) in hindsight.

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• MrTunaDavis Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 13, 2020 - Color: opaque garnet, light bricking on the edge.
  Nose: Powerful nose. Red and blue fruit. Tobacco and spice.
  Medium+ body, Medium- acid. Very luscious mouthfeel, bold, jammy fruits (prune). Tannins have smoothed out, light grip at the back of the mouth. Smooth follow, long fruit taste lingers. A very mature, yet flavorful Shiraz. Still drinking wonderfully, but definitely on it's twilight years, so drink up.

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• imissjerry wrote: 92 points

  February 21, 2019 - This is amazing wine. Structured, poignant, focused. Syarh as Syrah(Shiraz) should be done. I would love to have a case of this. Thank goodness I have one more bottle left!

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• corkscrews wrote: 88 points

  December 17, 2018 - A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark black in color. A medium to full bodied Shiraz, with black cherry, blackberry, licorice and spice, still a big wine that has rough edges. www.winelx.com

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• bjamesclark wrote: 89 points

  November 24, 2018 - Retrospective tasting and tasted along side the '08.
  Completely different from the '08 showing aromas that indicate a use of whole cluster. Scents upon opening of cooked asparagus, green peppercorn and vegetable ash blend with the notes of camp smoke, peat, black olive, juniper, inner tube and red meats before the notes of black plum, blackberry and licorice chime in.
  More aggressive on the palate than the '08. More full on the body with higher density. Acid is lively and structured. Tannins are well integrated and smooth. Flavors show a smokey edge to the notes of peppercorns, loamy earth, olive tapenade, rubber, canned asparagus, resin, char grilled aged red meats, fennel seed and notes of black plum, dried fig and wild blackberry. The finish lingers.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Schild Estate
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa Valley
• UPC Codes 858543000113, 858543000717

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• In Cellars 699 (29%)
• Consumed 1,715 (71%)

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