2018 Mollydooker Shiraz Velvet Glove

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  1/1/2024 - MacDausend Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Wonderful. More refined than Blue Eyed Boy but still retaining some of the “punch”. Sublime. Chocolate and pepper notes. Hint of mint. Will buy again.

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  12/23/2023 - Allabla Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Complex beautiful. Decanted for 1 hour. Probably could have stood longer. Excellent wine.

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  10/18/2023 - DawgByte Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This is a classically bold Mollydooker Velvet Glove edition, big and bold with aromas of blackberries, black current, black cherries, cooked plums, raisins, cedar, spices and mocha. It's full bodied with most elements (acidity & tannins) in balance. There's a bit of heat upon opening, but that dissipates over time.
  
  On my palate detected black cherries, blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, espresso, baking spices, cedar, herbs, licorice, and mocha. It has a long finish with a nice grip on the backend. Lastly, there's a bit of sweetness to this Shiraz, but nothing to suggest it's a fruit bomb. The solid structure keeps the sweetness in check.
  
  As I said earlier this is classic Velvet Glove and a wonderful wine. I recommend cellaring this wine for at least two more years.

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  9/26/2022 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Inky in color with a short reddish rim.
  
  Fruity nose of blackberries, sweet plums, cooked cherries, raisins, dried figs, alcohol, licorice, vanilla, cedar, cola, spices, milk chocolates, tobacco and peppercorn.
  
  Full bodied, smooth and bold, with medium acidity and long legs.
  
  On the palate black currants, cooked plums, sweet cherries, vanilla, spices, cedar, espresso, cola, light herbs, licorice, mocha and red chili pepper.
  
  Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
  
  This is a very tasty Shiraz from Australia. Big and bold, and somewhat sweet. Has a lot of acidity on the finish for all that fruit. Rich and extracted.
  
  Very much "in your face" kind of wine, and not for the faint of heart. Feels very much like a Napa Syrah, with a teeth staining color.
  
  Needs a couple hours to open up properly, which I didn't have, as it finished too quickly.
  
  Needs 5 years in the bottle to mature properly, and calm down a bit. Will be a 95+ wine in 10 years. Will age nicely in the next 15 years.
  
  Wine Spectator 95 points. Robert Parker 96 points.
  
  Good as a sipping wine, and good with food too. Will pair nicely with BBQ Meats. I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
  
  16% alcohol by volume.
  
  92 points.
  
  $215.

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  6/19/2022 - ta75 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Great wine, great balance. Decanted 2 hours was great. Started to fall off after hour 7. Not an overdone aussie shiraz, with great intensity but very pure fruit. At around hour 4-5 it was best, displaying more meaty notes and pepper along with very concentrated black-fruit reduction. Top quality and easy to drink now. Buy more 94+

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