De Lisio Shiraz 2004
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BN#170224 |
| Varietal | Syrah |
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| Category | Red Wine |
| Region | Australia : South Australia : McLaren Vale |
| Producer | De Lisio |
100% McLaren Vale Shiraz from the ‘rock block’ on Onkaparinga Ridge. The fruit from the Rock Block vineyard produced an exceptionally low yield of Shiraz grapes (1/2 ton) with tiny berries resulting in a high skin to juice ratio. The wine was aged in 80% new, French barrique.
Wine Advocate The profound 2004 Shiraz was cropped at a measly .5 tons of fruit per acre, and aged almost entirely in new French oak. It is a killer wine in a killer line-up from De Lisio in 2004. Dense blue/purple to the rim, this highly extracted (but not overly extracted) effort reveals notes of crushed rocks, blueberries, blackberries, camphor, lead pencil shavings, and spicy oak. Boasting great purity, a full-bodied, opulent texture, huge richness, but no sense of pruniness or flabbiness given its precision and refreshing structure, this is a well-balanced, potentially complex McLaren Vale blockbuster. It should drink well for 15+ years. Score: 96. —Robert Parker, October 2005.All sizes are 750mL unless otherwise noted.
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