Wine Sense

Australia / Shiraz

Charles Cimicky Trumps Shiraz 2008 -- $19.99 -- "The 2008 Trumps Shiraz was aged in predominantly new American oak for 17 months. A glass-coating purple color, it displays a smoky, toasty, spicy nose leading to a fruit-filled, succulent Shiraz with a bit of underlying structure. This lenghy effort . . .
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Glaymond "The Distance" Shiraz 2006 -- $31.99
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Gotham McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 -- $15.99 -- "The 2008 Shiraz McLaren Vale is opaque purple-colored. The nose displays aromas of smoked meat, game, pepper, and blueberry followed by a savory, ripe, chewy wine with no hard edges." -Robert Parker "Very dark, purple rim. Smells of cherry, plum, blackcurrant, . . .
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R Winery Strong Arms Shiraz 2007 -- $12.99 -- While the wine is given a South Australia "GI" (Aussie for Appellation or AVA) the concept is to have the wine dominated by fruit from McLaren Vale. The 2007 is a more than worthy follow up to the 2006, and shows lovely bright blue and blackberry fruit . . .
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Red Dust South Australian Shiraz 2008 -- $9.99 -- "This full-bodied Shiraz has great depth of flavor with a pleasant mouth feel and has a delightful soft finish that is enhanced from subtle oak integration." -Winemakers notes
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Wishing Tree Shiraz 2007 -- $12.99 -- "A solid effort in the everyday category, with plummy fruit marked by touches of rhubarb and asphalt. The wine’s best feature may be its plump, tender texture." -Wine Enthusiast "Bright ruby. Impressively complex bouquet of black raspberry, cassis, incense . . .
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