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Australia
The production and quality of Australian wines flourished
with the arrival of free settlers from various parts of Europe, who used their
skills and knowledge to establish some of Australia’s premier wine
regions. Early Australian winemakers
faced many difficulties, particularly due to the unfamiliar Australian climate,
but eventually achieved considerable success.
The country has no native grapes, and Vitis vinifera varieties were
introduced from Europe and South Africa in the late 18th and early 19th
centuries. Major grape varieties include
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion, and
Riesling. Although Syrah was originally
called Shiraz in Australia and Syrah elsewhere, its dramatic commercial success
has led many Syrah producers around the world to label their wine “Shiraz.” Today, Australia is the fourth-largest
exporter of wine in the world.
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Wine Spectator rating of 94. IWC rating of 95. Excellent deep full cabernet sauvignon -- can compete with anything from Napa!
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Wine Advocate rating of 93. Padthaway, Australia - "Toast, bacon, smoked meat, blueberry, and licorice. Deeper and richer than the "regular" Shiraz, it also has structure. The wine's finish is long and pure." Wine Advocate
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Wine Spectator 92. Smooth and distinctive for its black olive, licorice and balsamic overtones around a core of dark, brooding blackberry and currant fruit. Lingers intensely. Drink now through 2017. 400 cases made. –HS
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Wine Spectator rating of 90 points. Generous, focusing its blackberry and black pepper flavors on a tight, crisp frame, lingering well on the expressive finish.
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Deep crimson-purple, this wine brings together the best of these varieties – a big fruit impact, fine tannin structure, fresh acidity and silky texture. This is a seamless wine showing incredible depth and amazing length.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 91 points. Youthful, bright dark fruits hover over a base of stewed rhubarb & quince paste.
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Bold and intense Cabernet. Subtle oak and complex dry sweetness court lavender/musk/cinnamon... with a competing splash of exotic Middle-Eastern spices for good measure. Bin 707-like complexities... Excellent full bodied red!
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 94 points. Bin 707 exhibits a broodingly dense ruby/purple color as well as a sweet nose of black currants, tapenade, cola, and spicy oak (this cuvee spends 14 months in 100% new American barrels).
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(94 Points) Supple, ripe and generous with its blueberry, plum and mocha flavors, riding easily over finely wrought tannins and extending into the long, expressive finish. Rich, complex and evocative, this has plenty of flavor packed into the bottle!
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MSRP: $600.00
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Deep blood-red, dense core color. On the nose, very Penfolds, very Barossa, very Grange! Alluringly, a plush satin/cashmere mouthfeel compounds the initial confusion – accessible, yet poised to evolve and complex over many decades.
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The 2004 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange, to be released on May 1, is tipped to be one of the great vintages of Australia's top wine. The pre-release retail price has already reached $600, the highest ever for a new vintage Grange. Wine Spectator bottle 95 - 97.
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Wine Spectator rating 93. Ripe and open-textured, rife with cherry, currant and blueberry jam flavors, subtlety shaded with spicy,
slightly smoky overtones that linger along with the fruit on a very persistent finish.
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Wine Spectator rating 93. Ripe and open-textured, rife with cherry, currant and blueberry jam flavors, subtlety shaded with spicy,
slightly smoky overtones that linger along with the fruit on a very persistent finish.
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MSRP: $175.00
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Wine Spectator rating 93. Ripe and open-textured, rife with cherry, currant and blueberry jam flavors, subtlety shaded with spicy,
slightly smoky overtones that linger along with the fruit on a very persistent finish.
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93 Points - James Halliday
"Strong colour; has considerable richness and depth to bouquet and palate alike; plummy black fruits are supported by positive oak and emphatic tannins; long-lived style sure to improve. "
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93 Points - James Halliday
"Strong colour; has considerable richness and depth to bouquet and palate alike; plummy black fruits are supported by positive oak and emphatic tannins; long-lived style sure to improve. "
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Wine Advocate Score: 90. —Jay Miller, December 2009.
The 2006 Kalimna Bin 28 Shiraz was made primarily from Barossa Valley fruit. It was aged for 12 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads.
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This wine has great potential and, although tempting now, will yield great rewards for those who cellar it for the medium to long term. This wine deserves good food - a hearty beef casserole or strongly flavored cheeses.
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The two varieties complement each other well, making an easy drinking wine which is not overtly concentrated, but has plenty of fruit, texture and flavor length. Bin 2 is a multi-regional blend drawing fruit from warmer vineyard sites.
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Ripe and focused. A tangy style that brims with plum, blackberry and tarry spice flavors, lingering on the fine-grained finish. Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2014. Robert Parker rating of 90.
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Wine Spectator rating 94. Wine Spectator Top 100 #45 0f 2004.
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Aromatic, complex and silky, slipping in its gorgeous blackberry, currant and plum fruit against a seething background of toast, spice, mineral and loamy earth. The texture is seamless, and the flavors just take off! Wine Spectator rating of 95.
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MSRP: $175.00
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Aromatic, complex and silky, slipping in its gorgeous blackberry, currant and plum fruit against a seething background of toast, spice, mineral and loamy earth. The texture is seamless, and the flavors just take off! Wine Spectator rating of 95.
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Color: Bright, youthful, red. Nose: Pure, real, unadulterated, honest Shiraz... and 100% at that in this 2007 vintage release! Primarily, freshly-pureed mixed-berries - raspberry, mulberry, and loganberry.
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Open-textured, medium-bodied and distinctive for its coffee-accented blackberry and black olive flavors, finishing with fine tannins. Best from 2011 through 2020. Wine Spectator rating of 90.
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Dense black centre with deep brick red on the rim. Lots of classic blackcurrant, dark chocolate traces of black pepper and hints of vanillan oak...
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A blend of 50% Shiraz, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon & 16% Merlot from selected Barossa vineyards.
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Wine Spectator -- 90 pts.
This polished, focused red is distinctive for the spice and tobacco accents to the supple core of red berry and cherry flavors...
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar -- 87 pts.
Light greenish-yellow color. Yellow apple, pear and nectarine aromas are lifted by lemon and lime pith...
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A wine of great depth of color reflecting the splendid 2008 red wine vintage. The bouquet has tantalizing aromas of dark plums and black fruits with just a hint of oak in the background. It is a seamless wine with an excellent structure.
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