Shiraz
Wallaby Creek 2000 Shiraz (South Eastern Australia)
- $7
Very light in color, with brick-tinged edges. That mature look is matched on the nose, which has clove and earth notes. But it is also a lot like sherry, indicating some oxidization. In the mouth, the cherry fruit is too thin and the finish is sharp.
— M.S.
(1/28/2003)
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)
Yalumba 2001 Y Series Shiraz
- $10
A Beaujolais-like, candied red berry nose promises easy drinking, but the palate delivers something altogether different. Imagine a single blackberry having lost its way in a forest. Yeah, it’s that oaky.
— D.T.
(1/28/2003)
Groenland 2001 Shiraz (Stellenbosch)
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- $13
This wine's modest fruit is submerged under a suffocating oak veneer. If you love intensely oaky wines, you'll find this palatable. If not, this woody won't provide pleasure.
— M.M.
(3/1/2004)
Vinson Richards 2000 Shiraz (Juanico)
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- $9
With its leather and peanut aromas, you wonder about the fruit. But it doesn’t taste bad, although the tannins wrapped around the cherry and raisin fruit are hard as cement. It finishes dry and hard, with too much tannin and not enough pulp.
— M.S.
(9/1/2004)
Barton & Guestier 2002 Shiraz (Vin de Pays d'Oc)
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- $6
A deep purple colored wine, with violet and lavender perfumes. There are firm tannins, and flavors of sweet, black fruits, balanced with acidity. The wine is just spoilt by a touch of leaness to finish.
— R.V.
(12/1/2004)
Leaping Horse 2001 Shiraz (Lodi)
- $5
Harsh in tannins, low in fruit, with a rough mouthfeel, this is a good example of a rural wine in need of improvement.
— S.H.
(12/1/2004)
Vergenoegd 2000 Estate Shiraz (Stellenbosch)
- $40
Nice parts try to surface here, showing hints at a serious Shiraz: Very dark, tart, sweet fruit, herb and tar accents, and a mouthfilling, if dryly woody feel. The problem? Massive, overbearing oak that envelops and submerges all else, even after an hour of breathing.
— M.M.
(12/15/2004)
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