There is a delicate beauty in the restraint of this wine. All of the components are there. Lovely fruit, balance and great length; but the deep reds are buffeted by harnessed alcohol levels and minimal cooperage influence. If this represents Yarra Valley, than I have found my wheelhouse for Syrah.
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remarkable wine for $20 at grocery outlet. this has opened my eyes to consider aussie shiraz as potentially very high quality, an idea id given up on years ago.
very complex and appealing nose. the fruit forward palate has tons of acidity and charming secondary interplay, especially a minerality that's to die for.
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One of the finest Syrahs I've ever had from down under. Room filling beautiful nose. Delicate body that you don't expect from Aussie Shiraz. Impeccable balance. Clean bright finish. I couldn't believe how quickly I blew through this bottle. I just kept reaching for the glass.
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Medium ruby, almost like water in the glass. A slight fizz initially that resolved itself. Very fresh nose of rasberries and cedar. A really fine ansd tightly wound wine that needed some time to breath. Really classic yarra Syrah and would fool a lot of people.
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Medium weight with wonderful vibrancy. Beautiful dark red fruit. Lot of notes that remind me of Cote Rotie from the Rhone. Long finish. This is such a great bottle of wine.
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Medium ruby red color with medium weight and viscosity. Nose is red berries, cassis, a bit of smoke and graphite. Got better with some air. Really good.
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9/16/2017 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 93 Points
Chocolate-covered raspberries. Yum.
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9/9/2017 - mike l. Likes this wine: 90 Points
last bottle. good balanced wine.
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8/26/2016 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 93 Points
Quite lovely, deep, balanced, no rough edges.
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11/23/2015 - mike l. wrote:
this wine seems inconsistent bottle to bottle. i think this time it got too much air.
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10/19/2015 - Sauvyfan Likes this wine: 94 Points
There is a delicate beauty in the restraint of this wine. All of the components are there. Lovely fruit, balance and great length; but the deep reds are buffeted by harnessed alcohol levels and minimal cooperage influence. If this represents Yarra Valley, than I have found my wheelhouse for Syrah.
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7/1/2015 - mike l. wrote:
tasted at huge blind wine tasting party (and the days that followed):
bright overoaked and falling flat this time around...
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6/9/2015 - mike l. Likes this wine: 94 Points
remarkable wine for $20 at grocery outlet. this has opened my eyes to consider aussie shiraz as potentially very high quality, an idea id given up on years ago.
very complex and appealing nose. the fruit forward palate has tons of acidity and charming secondary interplay, especially a minerality that's to die for.
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3/2/2014 - Sauvyfan wrote: 93 Points
One of the finest Syrahs I've ever had from down under. Room filling beautiful nose. Delicate body that you don't expect from Aussie Shiraz. Impeccable balance. Clean bright finish. I couldn't believe how quickly I blew through this bottle. I just kept reaching for the glass.
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7/31/2013 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 92 Points
Medium ruby, almost like water in the glass. A slight fizz initially that resolved itself. Very fresh nose of rasberries and cedar. A really fine ansd tightly wound wine that needed some time to breath. Really classic yarra Syrah and would fool a lot of people.
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12/27/2012 - DCornutt wrote:
Medium weight with wonderful vibrancy. Beautiful dark red fruit. Lot of notes that remind me of Cote Rotie from the Rhone. Long finish.
This is such a great bottle of wine.
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9/9/2012 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 91 Points
Medium ruby red color with medium weight and viscosity. Nose is red berries, cassis, a bit of smoke and graphite. Got better with some air. Really good.
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