2016 Mollydooker Shiraz The Boxer

Community Tasting Notes (89) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  3/26/2024 - JohnRachelWine Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Color: dark, dark purple
  Nose: blueberry, cedar, chocolate covered cherry, menthol, mint
  Palate: brown spices, black pepper, unripe blackberry, stems
  Mouthfeel: juicy, fruity start, big spicy, jammy finish
  
  Still drinking very well 8 years in.

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  2/11/2024 - DB Lawton Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Deep color, solid Shiraz, like the old days. Spicy and full bodied. Alcohol fully integrated but there’s a fair amount. Really nice with Shepherds Pie

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  8/9/2023 - StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I'm always amazed by Mollydooker's 'Boxer' as it's a high-striking specimen. Every vintage. Just centimeteres below the really expensive, famous cuvées.
  
  This offers a youthful, deep red with a violet tinge.
  The nose is huge, sporting anise seeds, fennel, licorise, Bassett's AllSorts, rich iron minerality and Syrah berries on the level of sleeping with them.
  In the mouth: superb balance, richness, length, complexity and phantasmagoria unleashed. Wow! At this price point, nothing in this genre can beat it.
  
  Wife complains about it having EtOH shining through, but as I like Whiskey, Gin, Grappa, Marc, Tresterbrand and others, I can’t say that I even noticed…
  
  Still a rascal and needs more rest to start blooming as the amazing Syrah that it is.
  
  If you love juicy fruit, just gob yourself! If you prefer mature or maturing wines, we suggest you hold on for your pleasures. 我慢。
  
  2 more btls to go, next one ~2028.

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  6/20/2023 - wbduval wrote: 92 Points

  Very big, but it has calmed down a bit over time. One more bottle left and will give that one another year.

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  9/28/2022 - Qbox35 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  One of my top wines. VERY bold, earthy. I describe it as a literal punch to the face (get it? boxer..)

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