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Hope Estate 2003 The Ripper Shiraz (Western Australia)

Price $16

Fragrant on the nose, with cool cherry and menthol undertones. On the palate, it’s powerful but restrained, with fresh herb hints and crisp, red raspberry and cherry fruit and the barest hint of cranberry at the core. Wood is very well integrated; texture is suede-smooth. Imported by Winesellers Ltd. — D.T. (2/1/2006)

Hope Estate 1999 Shiraz (Hunter Valley)

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Price $13

Opens deep and inky with prune, licorice, chocolate, Asian spices and a touch of leather. If you think that’s a lot of nose for a $13 Shiraz, you’re right. The almost full-bodied palate delivers nicely on the bouquet’s promise, with a creamy feel and bright, Port-like flavors—nuts, chocolate and prunes. Finishes with good length and more of the same delicious stuff… — W.E. (7/1/2001)

Hope Estate 2004 The Ripper! Shiraz (Western Australia)

Price $15

Deep inky-red in color, this Shiraz’s name is an easy clue to how it behaves in the mouth. It’s a wine to be reckoned with, full and round. It offers very ripe purple fruit, white pepper and even some Porty notes on both the nose and the palate, and feels bigger than its modest (for Australia) 14.5% alcohol. Finishes warm and spicy. — W.E. (6/1/2006)

Hope Estate 2009 Shiraz (Hunter Valley)

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Price $13

This medium-bodied Shriaz displays a soft, creamy, inviting mouthfeel and a piquant counterpoint in its flavors of tart cherries and mulling spices. It’s an easy-drinking wine that ends on a cranberry note. — J.C. (5/1/2012)

Hope Estate 2008 Estate Grown Shiraz (Hunter Valley)

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Price $13

Forward and fruit-driven, with a hint of pepper to the blackberry and plum fruit. Pretty weighty for a Hunter Shiraz, but showing the region’s subtle tannins on the finish. Drink now–2015. — J.C. (3/1/2010)

Hope Estate 2002 Chardonnay (Hunter Valley)

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Price $10

One of Hunter’s best performers in this tasting. Aromas are racy and slight, like steel and pear, with some cinnamon. Medium-weight in the mouth, there’s a nice spine of citrus fluffed up with white peach and very light butter flavors. Well-balanced; it finishes long and a little tart. — W.E. (7/1/2004)

Hope Estate 2005 The Ripper! Shiraz (Western Australia)

Price $15

A nicely balanced red. It’s not the richest, deepest wine out there, but it does offer plenty of red plum and raspberry flavors, framed by vanilla-scented oak. It’s reasonably long on the finish, too, where the wine picks up attractive cedary accents. — J.C. (11/15/2007)

Hope Estate 1998 Verdelho (Hunter Valley)

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Price $9

This pleasant, medium-weight white from an Iberian grape shows why it has caught on among our adventurous Aussie cousins. The nose of tangerine, hay, and a mild stony note opens to a mouth full of melon, citrus and herb flavors. It sports a tangy citrus finish. — W.E. (7/1/2001)

Prominent Designations [All]

Estate Estate Grown The Cracker Estate Grown The Ripper Virgin Hills Vineyard

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Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Merlot Red Blend Shiraz/Syrah Spanish White

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