Crown seal. Late disgorged - October 2008. 13.5% alc. Mid garnet with some bricking. Plenty of mousse. Still has purple and red fruits, carries some sweetness, but now also with secondary / tertiary characters. Leather, tobacco, earthy, leafy. In remarkable condition! Has definitely peaked though.
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Served in a coupe. Completely flat: no bubbles visible in the glass or detectable on the tongue. Medium-sweet, but with a touch of oxidation and a very dry finish. Flavours of cherry, sweaty saddle, and old newspaper, with a touch of almond essence. I'm told the sugar level was 30g/L. I think the sugar balanced the oxidation; the wine would have tasted stale and bitter without it.
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Four Decades of Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz (Otto Sydney): 100% Great Western shiraz from the St Peters and Imperial vineyards adjacent to the winery (IM). Eight years on lees before disgorgement. This wine is very red fruited with a nose of red cherry, berries, earth and leather. Creamy old vine texture with rich shiraz fruit. Mushroom, truffle, leather and cherry flavour. So long on the finish. The energy of this wine freshens the mouthfeel and gives the wine more impact than the older examples of the style enjoyed today. Terrific wine with a long future and under crown seal.
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The finest of a trio of Show Reserve Sparkling Shiraz enjoyed over the past few weeks. Abundant foamy bead, wonderful creamy old vine texture with rich shiraz fruit, mushroom, truffle, leather and cherry flavour. So long on the finish. Beautiful wine with plenty of time in hand, and under crown seal so will endure.
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1/27/2024 - fizz wrote:
Crown seal. Late disgorged - October 2008. 13.5% alc.
Mid garnet with some bricking.
Plenty of mousse. Still has purple and red fruits, carries some sweetness, but now also with secondary / tertiary characters. Leather, tobacco, earthy, leafy. In remarkable condition! Has definitely peaked though.
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3/19/2021 - Drinking Trees wrote:
Served in a coupe. Completely flat: no bubbles visible in the glass or detectable on the tongue. Medium-sweet, but with a touch of oxidation and a very dry finish. Flavours of cherry, sweaty saddle, and old newspaper, with a touch of almond essence. I'm told the sugar level was 30g/L. I think the sugar balanced the oxidation; the wine would have tasted stale and bitter without it.
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7/5/2019 - Geoff7777 wrote:
Four Decades of Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz (Otto Sydney): 100% Great Western shiraz from the St Peters and Imperial vineyards adjacent to the winery (IM). Eight years on lees before disgorgement. This wine is very red fruited with a nose of red cherry, berries, earth and leather. Creamy old vine texture with rich shiraz fruit. Mushroom, truffle, leather and cherry flavour. So long on the finish. The energy of this wine freshens the mouthfeel and gives the wine more impact than the older examples of the style enjoyed today. Terrific wine with a long future and under crown seal.
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3/19/2019 - SimonPh Likes this wine: 94 Points
One of the best Australian sparkling shiraz, with all the character you could wish for - drank at Thorn Park in the Vines, a great venue.
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2/3/2019 - Geoff7777 wrote:
The finest of a trio of Show Reserve Sparkling Shiraz enjoyed over the past few weeks. Abundant foamy bead, wonderful creamy old vine texture with rich shiraz fruit, mushroom, truffle, leather and cherry flavour. So long on the finish. Beautiful wine with plenty of time in hand, and under crown seal so will endure.
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