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Greenock Creek, The Barrosa, Australia
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Glaetzer Wines, The Barrosa, Australia
"Made by the highly regarded Ben Glaetzer and matured in French oak hogsheads (larger oak barrels than usual). It's been a highly successful brand since its launch a handful of
years ago ‐ and deservedly so. The 2008 release has a robust honesty about it. No tricks, just dark, rich, warm fruit.
Tastes of peppermint, sweet fruit (plums, cherries and raspberries), pipe tobacco, a touch of pepper and a whiff of vanilla. Excellent winter drinking. Will impress all comers. Drink 2010‐2013." 91/100 Campbell Mattinson, The Big Red Wine Book.
Vivid ruby. Dark berries, cherry, woodsmoke and a whiff of black pepper on the nose.Fairly rich and ripe, but with firm acidity giving juiciness and spine to the dark fruit flavors. Not a fleshy wine but quite energetic, finishing with firm, dusty tannins and good cling." 89/100 Tanzer
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Mr Riggs, McLaren Vale, Australia
Created from specially selected vineyards in the McLaren, Ben Riggs has made this wine with 20% new French oak. This wine shows excellent integration of Shiraz fruit with the gentle use of oak creating a big, rich, juicy, smooth style of red, finishing with spicy elegance. Co- fermented with a tiny amount of Viognier, just one or two percent, the nose is delicately perfumed and the palate softened. The Gaffer is a flavoursome, fruit-driven, full-bodied Shiraz that is well balanced and assured to please the palate.
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Penfolds, The Barrosa, Australia
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Victoria - Other, Victoria, Australia
This scored a hugley impressive 94/100 from James Halliday who also rates them as a five star producer in his 2008 Wine Guide. ( They are called Stuart Wines and White Box is one of their labels ). The Heathcote Wine Region adjoins the Bendigo Region in Victoria and enjoys a similar, but slightly cooler climate. A unique feature of the region which many commentators mention is the soils which have developed on ancient Cambrian rocks. It is home to such producers as Jasper Hills and Wild Duck Creek. "Generous medium to full bodied with quite lush, but in in no sense over-ripe or jammy , blackberry, spice and chocolate fruit. The tannins are fully ripe, the oak subtle; really pleasurable mouthfeel. Drink to 2019." 94/100 James Halliday.
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Victoria - Other, Victoria, Australia
Domain Chandon was established by Moet and Chandon in 1986 in the Yarra Valley. Fresh and elegant using premium chardonnay and pinot noir grapes. 'Fresh stonefruit characters combine with extended yeast age complexity and a soft dry finish." Excellent value bubbly
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The Barrosa - Other, The Barrosa, Australia
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Henrys Drive, Coonawarra & Padthaway, Australia
If you thought their normal cuvee was good wait to you try this stunner. 91/100 "The 2008 Pillar Box Reserve Shiraz spent 8 months in French and American oak. Purple-colored, it delivers an alluring nose of cedar, lavender, pepper, and blueberry. Concentrated and layered on the palate, it has more than ample succulent fruit, good balance, and enough structure to ensure 4-5 years of pleasurable drinking."
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Penfolds, The Barrosa, Australia
"This wine is destined to be a very great classic. It is in perfect balance with remarkable texture. It is one of the longest prospective wines in the Penfolds portfolio. It is likely to outlast us all." - James Halliday
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Glaetzer Wines, The Barrosa, Australia
"The 2005 Godolphin, a blend of 80% Shiraz (from 85-year-old vines) and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon (from 60-year-old vines), was aged in 100% new oak, primarily 300-liter French hogsheads. It represents a beautiful marriage of power and elegance, displaying an inky/blue/purple color as well as notions of black raspberries, blueberries, graphite, and sweet pain grille. Ripe, pure, and medium to full-bodied with sweet but noticeable tannin, it can be drunk now or cellared for 12-15 years." 93/100 - Robert Parker
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