Wines from Clare Valley
Annie's Lane 2000 Coppertrail Shiraz-Grenache-Mourvedre Red (Clare Valley)
- $20
Though the plum fruit on the nose smells fresh and red, with a nice dusty overlay, the fruit turns a little sour on the palate—like plums mixed in with a few cranberries. Finishes with herb and oak; this is a wine would benefit from being served with Xfood to show its best.
— D.T.
(9/1/2004)
Leasingham 2002 Magnus Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon (Clare Valley)
- $12
Though the Magnus errs on the taut, snappy side of big reds, there’s a horse-stable quality to the lifted plum and cherry fruit, and a hollowness midpalate, that keeps it from measuring up to previous vintages. Finishes with a sour bite. Imported by Pacific Wine Partners.
— D.T.
(8/1/2005)
Leasingham 2000 Bin 61 Shiraz (Clare Valley)
- $21
There’s lots of wood and cream on the nose. A bit of that creaminess follows through onto the palate, but really, the flavors veer more toward sour red cherry and plum. A little lacking, in terms of heft and concentration.
— D.T.
(2/1/2003)
Stringy Brae 1999 Shiraz (Clare Valley)
- $30
The impression here is more herbal and earthy than fruity; the mouthfeel is a little light, but strangely resinous. Finishes with stewed red fruit.
— D.T.
(1/28/2003)
Tim Gramp 2002 Watervale Riesling (Clare Valley)
- $18
Though supposedly the winery’s current vintage, this wine is already showing signs of age. It is darkening in color, and somewhat reductive on the nose. On the palate, butterscotch and resin flavors stand where fresh citrus might once have been. Past its prime. Imported by Oenophilia Imports.
— D.T.
(5/1/2005)
Two Hands 2007 Samantha's Garden Shiraz (Clare Valley)
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- $60
This wine’s 16.2% alcohol is a dominant feature, and although it offers some rich raisined aromas and flavors of dried fruit and spice, it starts warm and finishes hot. Drink now.
— J.C.
(2/1/2010)
Mitchell 2000 Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz (Clare Valley)
- $26
Insubstantial in the mouth, as though it’s a shell of a wine without much stuffing. What’s here are earthy, generic red fruit flavors. Finishes short.
— D.T.
(1/28/2003)
Kilikanoon 2005 Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon (Clare Valley)
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- $30
Has a slightly pickle-briny edge to the nose that’s offputting, not exactly complementing the wine’s herb and tart cherry flavors.
— J.C.
(2/1/2008)
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