ARGENTINA & AUSTRALIA Reds

August/September 2010

CABERNET, GRENACHE, MOUVEDRE, & MALBEC

2004 Yarra Yering Dry Red #1 (Bordeaux Blend) – Retail $75.00 SALE $39.99 bot. -  Parker 95pts."A combination of 70-80% Cabernet Sauvignon, about 20% Merlot, and dollops of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the 2004 Dry Red Wine No. 1 offers a beautiful perfume of incense, dried herbs, red and black fruits, damp earth, and cedar. With fabulous fruit purity, medium to full body, and moderately high tannin, this rich, stunning red should age effortlessly for twenty years. It will be even better with 2-4 more years of bottle age."

SHIRAZ

2004 d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz - $69.99*bot. - Parker 95pts.fashioned from ancient head-pruned vines, is stunning. An inky/purple color is accompanied by a glorious perfume of creosote/melted road tar, blackberry and cassis liqueur, pepper, and spice. This deep, rich, full-bodied, tannic Shiraz should be drinkable in 2-3 years, and will last for two decades or more. Finest Dead Arm since the 2001."

2005 Godolphin Shiraz / Cab.Sauv. - $375.00 cs/6(62.50) - Parker 93pts."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"

2006 Mollydooker Enchanted Path - $80.00*bot. - $425.00 cs/6 - 93pts. Wine Spectator! "this beautiful Shiraz/Cabernet is one of our favourites. The two varieties synergistically blend to create a lovely leafy, rhubarb and plum fruit nose and chocolate, spice and blackberry flavours. Its opulence, elegance and incredible structure are amazing. It is seamless from beginning to end."

2007 Mollydooker Boxer - $35.00*bot. - WS 90pts."The compelling nose exhibits aromas of scorched earth, smoke, grilled bacon, blueberry compote, and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied, thick and rich, this layered Shiraz is velvety-textured and opulent. The finish lasts for nearly a minute. It is a sensational value. It can be enjoyed now but will evolve for several years."

1998 Penfolds Grange - $399.99 Net bottle.

2004 Penfolds RWT Shiraz - $425.00 cs/6 - Parker 95pts.”The 2004 Shiraz “RWT” was barrel-fermented and aged for 14 months in 69% new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it delivers an expressive nose of smoke, leather, grilled bacon, game, blueberry, and licorice. Full-bodied, it is dense, ripe, and layered as well as opulent. More forward than the Magill Estate, this hedonistic Shiraz can be enjoyed now but will continue to evolve for another 8-10 years. Penfolds, arguably Australia’s most famous winery, continues to perform at a high level under the leadership of Head Winemaker, Peter Gago.”

2006 Penfolds St.Henri Shiraz $325.00 cs/6 - Tanzer 91+pts. "Fresh crushed blackcurrent, dark cherry, peat, cigar box, tar and a meaty suggestion of iron on the nose. Meaty and chewy, but also endowed with ripe, deep berry flavors and a vaguely licorice quality. Conveys an impression of strong extract. Finishes with sweet, subtly oaky suggestions of charred meat and anise, with the tannins substantial but well-judged. Already shows great potential and is possibly the best since 1998! A unique Australian wine that is finding a spot in the heart of many drinkers with its pure unadulterated Shiraz approach.  Again, a price change that seriously benefits you, the drinker!"   Peter Gago, Penfolds "Lifted and complex, aromas of spice, raspberry and blackberry fruits, develop characters of praline, anise and mocha with a swirl of the glass. Notes of quince paste, meat jus, black olive, and background tarriness promote an intriguing, complex style. A full bodied offering with a generous mid palate and formidable weight for the style of wine. Tight, with rounded, integrated, yet obvious tannins, primary flavours of black fruits, blackberry conserve, dark plum, liquorice and spice are evident. A youthful, lively wine with no oak influence. A wine of the vintage, demanding larger glassware and an energetic swirl."
 

2004 Shirvington Shiraz - $420.00 cs/6(70.00) - Parker 95pts. "inky/purple color is followed by aromas of graphite, blueberries, and creme de cassis. It offers wonderful purity, plenty of stuffing, toasty espresso notes from new oak barrels, admirable intensity, and a tremendous finish. Drink it over the next decade. Former winemakers Sarah and Sparky Marquis have left Shirvington and the wine is now being made by Kim Johnston. Little has changed, although the 2004s appear to be more streamlined and delicate than their 2003 and 2002 counterparts."

2004 The Colonial Emigre $595.00 cs/6(99.16) - Parker 94pts. "Grenache,Shiraz, and Mourvedre with Cabernet. Exhibits a sweer perfume of graphite, black fruits, sweet cherries, licorice and vanilla. Full-bodied and rich tectured with an impressively long finish." 

2005 Torbreck Factor - $95.00*bot. - Parker 97pts. "Made from 100% Shiraz that spent 24 months in French oak (30% new), the exuberant, flamboyant 2004 The Factor offers up gorgeously pure blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with smoke, bacon fat, camphor, and graphite. Silky smooth, and, as David Powell says, “the most Barossa-like!” of all his wines, it represents Powell’s rendition of a Cote Rotie. It can be drunk over the next 15-20 years." Also available 3 liter $750.00.

2004 Two Hands Samanthas Shiraz - $50.00*bot. - Tanzer 94pts."Deep, saturated red. Explosive raspberry and ripe strawberry on the captivating nose, with bright mineral tones providing lift and precision. Utterly pure, vivid and sweet, the unadorned red berry tones showing great precision and energy. "With Clare Valley fruit, you don't head down the oak route," says Twelftree, and this example certainly makes his case. Silky in texture, with a raspberry flavor that expands endlessly on the finish, picking up a note of floral pastille. A gorgeously graceful, pure wine in a strikingly elegant package. The structure and balance here suggest that cellaring will be rewarded, but it's ridiculously delicious now."  Parker 93pts."a dark ruby/purple color and a beautiful, sweet nose of black raspberries, black currants, licorice, smoke, and toast. Full-bodied, rich, and heady, this gorgeous Shiraz should drink well for a decade."

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