1998 CHRIS RINGLAND DRY GROWN BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ- serious juice here with everything prefaced with BIG; the aromas, taste profile, body, mouthfeel and lasting finish are all BIG; obvious oak elements pervade throughout with toast, sandalwood and talc accenting the super ripe blackberry, black raspberry and black cherry fruit with a chocolate undertone coming in late; it finished with a bit of heat and then I looked for the alcohol content and found a BIG 16.2 %.
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12/31/2022 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Pretty punchy but also decadent and fun. Intense, sweet black fruit but not veering off balance.
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6/11/2017 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 92 Points
1998 CHRIS RINGLAND DRY GROWN BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ- serious juice here with everything prefaced with BIG; the aromas, taste profile, body, mouthfeel and lasting finish are all BIG; obvious oak elements pervade throughout with toast, sandalwood and talc accenting the super ripe blackberry, black raspberry and black cherry fruit with a chocolate undertone coming in late; it finished with a bit of heat and then I looked for the alcohol content and found a BIG 16.2 %.
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