2014 Jim Barry Shiraz The McRae Wood

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  4/22/2023 - Papies wrote: 91 Points

  The screwcap is a bit of a letdown and yea maybe we are old fashioned but that’s us.
  As textbook as it gets and lovely to cross paths with it with a bit of age too. Still though very much on the fruit, bright and punchy, good amount of oak and spice . Held its own vs Indian food and we are sure this would put a fight every time. Good 91

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  3/3/2023 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A big wine with restraint. Milk chocolate, caramel, espresso notes, dark plum. Expressive fruit finish with soft, integrated tannins. Wonderfully aromatic.

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  10/22/2022 - Volleyball Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Good wine, not a great one.
  
  Luscious plums, prominent sweet spices, chocolate, tar and a full body and long finish. But undone by too little acid or other stricture, making it a bit flabby, much more so on the second night.
  
  Decent for the price but drink now, don’t hold

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  12/3/2021 - Julie Lampe Likes this wine:

  Eucalyptus, cocoa, coffee, black pepper
  
  Alcohol was a little high on the first night. Paired well with my steak, but probably would have been better with a braised or roasted meat, rather than grilled. Opened up a little more for me on the second night, but I was at my in-laws, so not terribly conducive for making tasting notes.
  
  Probably not a super helpful note. I thought is was an ok bottle, which for the price, isn’t saying much. I’ve enjoyed some pretty darn good Syrah and Shiraz this year and this was probably one of my least favorites. Probably won’t buy another bottle, but not because it wasn’t good, it just wasn’t my favorite.

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  12/1/2021 - caspernick Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Ahh you little beauty. Back in the day I used to drink gallons of this stuff and wrote about the 2015 McRae Wood I recently tasted. This one, being a year older is still opaque ruby in the glass. The nose is quite pronounced with gorgeous aromas of sweet blackberry, black plum, vanilla laced blueberry pie, baking spice, red licorice and orange peel. The palate is as hoped for- dry with great acidity, smooth tannins, full body and a long finish. Pronounced flavors of the above mentioned primary fruit, secondary nuance from oak and perhaps a dash of tertiary influence from leather notes. I feel like I am missing out on the traditional jammyness usually found in Aussie Shiraz but I don't miss it. This wine is chock full of complex flavors and I am enjoying the melding of said flavors with the structural components. 93 points from me for this $45 wine will get
  
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