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Lengs & Cooter Old Vine Reserve Shiraz 2003 |
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Robert M. Parker Jr's The Wine Advocate Issue 161
Lengs & Cooter 2003 Reserve Shiraz - It's 15.6% Alcohol is well-concealed behind copious quantities of of blackberry and cassis fruit as well as subtle oak. It is a big, deep full-throttle South Australian Shiraz, which as the owners state, "can be drunk now with the appropriate hunk of meat", or cellared for a decade. 92+ points
All fruit, the bulk of which is sourced from the sandy slopes of Blewitt Springs in the McLaren Vale Region, was hand picked and fermented in traditional open fermenters and the cap plunged regularly for maximum extraction. On completion of fermentation the skins were pressed using a basket press. The resultant wine was then aged for 20 months in American Oak barriques. A blend of new oak from several different coopers provides interest and complexity. The resultant wine is deep red with a touch of purple youthfulness on the rim. A powerful bouquet of black and red berry fruits, dark chocolate and spicy, smoky oak are featured. The palate is a complex combination of fruit and oak well balanced with acid and fine grain tannin providing a clean finish. 14.5% alc/vol. A well balanced wine that can be drunk now in it's youth or cellared for many years . Given good cellaring this will drink well for the next 2 to 8 years.
Serious,intelligent boys diligently plying their skills very smartly with terrific wines that 'hunters and collectors' rave about because they are 'In the know'!
Black to pruple colour and brooding for a fight with your tonsils. Nothing like the sweet majestic fruit from McLaren Vale to provide the mixed benefits of concentrated rich savoury and sweet fruit. Lovingly watched and basket pressed of goodness to be matched with Oak and left to gather formiddable strength, character and complexity. I can stop you here by adding the following, buy a bottle and put it up against something from a well known brand ( you know the ones) and rate it for your self. Boomer for value, length and enjoyment.
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WBW Rating: |
93/100 |
Don't Pay: |
45.00 |
Closure: |
Cork |
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McLaren Vale SA |
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Drink Now Until: |
2016 |
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