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• 2004 Henschke Shiraz Mount Edelstone

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  1/5/2022 - rooman Likes this wine: 94 Points

  The wine is definitely entering its drinking window and has turned into a gorgeous aged Eden Valley Shiraz, earthy fruit, medium bodied, wonderful complexity through the mid palate with years left ahead of it. The reason one ages reds to achieve these heights. I picked up a cattleman’s cutlet to go with it on the BBQ. In this case it was definitely a matter of chosing the food to match the wine.

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• 2009 Grosset Riesling Springvale Watervale

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  2/14/2021 - rooman Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Typical Grosset Springvale, an iron fist in a velvet glove. Limes, sherbet lemons and a wonderful lightness that the Polish Hill normally lacks. Nevertheless the long finish and underlying acidity mean this wine is still no shrinking violet. At 12 years old, I believe it is still 2-4 years off it’s optimal drinking window. The 09s seem to be taking their time to be ready so there’s no rush to open well cellared wines

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• 2005 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series

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  12/14/2020 - rooman Likes this wine:

  Sadly this wine is now reaching the end of its drinking window. It has been an amazing servant, loyal, hard working, diligent. But now it is slowly starting to fade, the acid is no longer as bright and refreshing as it once was. I’ll quickly finish the last remaining bottles over the rest of summer before the swallows fly south for winter.

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