90 Point Syrah/Shiraz Wine

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2010 Shoofly

Polished and supple, this is brimming with red berry, black cherry and delicate spice flavors, all coursing through the expressive finish. Drink now through 2020.
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2010 The Chook

A 94% Shiraz - 6% Viognier blend that saw one-third new French and American oak. Inky purple.  Vibrant, intensely spicy aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, cracked pepper and fresh flowers.  Elegant, full-bodied black and blue fruit flavors expand nicely, with refreshing mineral bite adding vibrancy.  Very clean, focused shiraz, with excellent energetic finishing lift and cut.
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2008 Kaesler Wines

The 2008 Kaesler Stonehorse GSM ifrom Barossa Valley Ausrtralia is composed of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre (62%/28%/10%). Deep, bright ruby.  Bright, intense aromas of blueberry, fresh plum, espresso and black pepper.  Fat and sweet, with nicely concentrated black and blue fruit, floral and bitter chocolate flavors and a spicy kick on the back.  Sweet, juicy and very long.  This big boy has 16% alcohol. 
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2008 Charles Cimicky

The 2008 Charles Cimicky Trumps Shiraz from the Barossa Valley in Australia offers very deep garnet-purple coloring. This has intense aromas of crushed blackberries, mulberries, game, leather, olives, spice box and tobacco leaves. Full-bodied with a medium level of finely grained tannins and a high level of balanced acid, this wine is beginning to reveal some evolved, mature fruit characters and drinking nicely now. It should continue to cellar to 2016+. 

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2008 Langmeil

Smooth and velvety, a sharp mouthful of mineral-accented red berry and floral flavors riding easily over the fine tannins, lingering on the finish. Drink now through 2016.
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2009 Copain

The 2009 Copain Syarah Tous Ensemble is dark purple in color.  Powerfully scented aromas of cherry-cola, dark berries, violet, smoked meat and graphite: classic syrah.  Silky and sweet, offering juicy dark berry flavors, subtle spiciness and lively mineral lift.  This tangy wine finishes with good cling and repeating spice and floral notes.  For an entry-level bottling this is pretty grown-up.
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2009 Langmeil

(40% shiraz, 32% mourvedre and 28% grenache):  Bright ruby-red.  Sexy, lively aromas of raspberry and cherry, with deeper licorice and vanilla nuances gaining strength with air.  Juicy and energetic on the palate, offering sweet red and dark berry flavors and no rough edges.  Finishes with a kick of peppery spices and very good lingering sweetness.  This is delicious right now.
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2009 Glaetzer

(75% shiraz and 25% grenache, the latter from bush vines that are reportedly 80 to 120 years of age; no new oak):  Vivid ruby.  Candied red and dark berry, pipe tobacco and mocha aromas accented by woodsmoke, cinnamon and black pepper.  Fine-grained, sappy and focused, with penetrating, firm flavors of ripe black raspberry and cherry  Silky and sweet on the lingering finish.
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2009 Elderton

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2009 Shiraz gives notes of ripe blackberries, dried mulberries, chocolate and spice box with suggestions of eucalypt, anise and vanilla. Full bodied and generously fruited in the mouth, it gives a low to medium level of soft tannins, crisp acid and a long finish. Drinking nicely now, it should keep to 2019.
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2008 Samsara

The real blockbuster is the 2008 Samsara Syrah Melville Vineyard, a California version of a French Cote Rotie. The small amount of Viognier included in the blend has resulted in an exotic floral character intermixed with notes of Allspice, black raspberries, black currants, and bacon fat. The incredibly complex aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, opulent, voluptuously textured wine with silky tannins as well as abundant character and personality.
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2009 Dragonette Cellars

(94% syrah, 4% grenache and 2% mourvedre):  Opaque ruby.  Complex, intensely perfumed bouquet of dark berry preserves, olive tapenade, fresh violet and an exotic touch of black cardamom.  Spicy and penetrating, with very good depth to its sweet blackberry and mulberry flavors.  Juicy acidity gives this wine good spine.  Picks up smokiness with air and finishes with impressive clarity and length.  With aeration, this wine drinks very well now.
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2009 Shane

Inky purple.  Explosively perfumed aromas of red and black fruit preserves, olive tapenade, smoky herbs and incense.  Sappy, palate-staining blackberry and boysenberry flavors are complicated by notes of star anise and candied violet, with a jolt of cracked pepper on the back end.  The finish strongly echoes the spice and blue fruit notes, lingering with outstanding clarity and persistent spiciness.  This wine was fermented with 100% whole clusters in one-third new barrels and includes a bit of viognier.
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2010 Mollydooker

Smooth and velvety, with depth and a distinctive range of flavors, offering a minty edge to the black cherry, plum and spice, com- ing together smoothly on the polished finish. Drink now through 2016.

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2005 De Lisio

The 2005 Shiraz (82%) – Grenache (18%) spent 26 months in French oak, 30% new. A glass-coating opaque purple, it offers a brooding nose of wood smoke, Asian spices, pepper, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Lush on the palate, it has mouth-filling fruit, tons of spicy blue and black fruit flavors, enough structure to evolve for several years, and a long, fruit-filled finish. Drink it through 2020.
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2009 Lewis

Intense and distinctive for its meaty, gamy, spice and fresh earth character, trim yet rich, with a lively, vibrant pace as the flavors unfold; full-bodied, yet ending with a mix of subtle fruit, mineral and spice notes that glide on.
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2009 Gramercy Cellars

Supple, slinky and opulent, with black olive, oatmeal and mace overtones to the tightly knit blackberry and plum fruit, getting spicier as the finish persists. Drink now through 2019.
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2007 Wind Gap

The 2007 Wind Gap Griffin's Lair Syrah has wild, pungent aromas of boysenberry, sassafras, potpourri and smoky Indian spices, with a strong mineral undertone. Sappy, sharply focused red and dark berry preserve flavors are weighty but show no excess fat, with silky tannins adding structure. The finish is refreshingly nervy and packs a serious punch, echoing the sweet dark berry and smoke notes strongly. This could only be syrah.
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2009 Dumol

Generous and intensely spicy in tone with solid blackberry, gamy and black pepper credentials to its aromas, this full-bodied, tightly constructed wine comes with both depth and structure to spare. Its ripeness plays second fiddle to its fruit, and its flavors, despite their volume, have yet to begin their inevitable unwinding into greater layering and accessibility. At every turn, this exceptionally balanced effort sets strength upon strength and impresses.
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2009 Gramercy Cellars

The 2009 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Lagniappe surrenders an inviting nose of smoked bacon, game, lavender, pepper, clove, blue, and black fruits. Velvety in the mouth, this plush bordering on voluptuous offering displays impeccable balance and a lengthy, pure finish. This pleasure-bent wine should continue to deliver the goods through 2024 if not longer.
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2009 Carlisle

The 2009 Carlisle Syrah Pelkan Ranch is inky purple.  Potent aromas of cassis, cherry liqueur, blueberry, exotic spices, violet and graphite.  Incredibly deep, powerfully structured wine with sappy dark fruit flavors laced with espresso, violet, cola, star anise and cracked pepper.   For all its power this wine comes across as almost racy, with wonderful lift and energy from bright, juicy acidity.  The deep, sappy blackcurrant and blueberry flavors refuse to let up on the long, spicy finish.  No stems were used here and the wine was raised in 50% new French barriques.
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2009 Lewis

An amazing wine made in a rich, generous style, with loads of ripe berry flavors, including wild berry, blueberry, raspberry and plum. Full-bodied, it's fleshy and easy-drinking already, yet has the depth and concentration for cellaring. Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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2009 Glaetzer

The 2009 Glaetzer Anaperenna Proprietary Blend from Barossa Valley Australia is blended of 76% Shiraz and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon. Presents a very deep purple-black color and pronounced aromas of black cherries and blackberries with an undercurrent of coffee, aniseed, damp loam, chocolate, cloves and menthol plus a hint of cedar. Very crisp, full and rich on the palate, it has firm very finely grained tannins, commendable concentration and a long bramble fruit finish. Drink it now to 2022+. 

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2010 Mollydooker

A Shiraz-Cabernert Sauvignon blend. A rich mouthful of compelling blackberry, black coffee, black cherry and black pepper flavors (see a trend here?) balances on a supple, velvety background and persists into a long and expres- sive finish. Just delish. Drink now through 2018.

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2010 Mollydooker

Dense, rich and distinctive, this is superplush and complex, yet also approachable, wrapping its black cherry, cassis, licorice and roasted meat flavors on a supple, velvety frame. Finishes long and creamy in texture. Drink now through 2020.

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2006 Elderton

The 2006 Shiraz Command is a glass-coating opaque purple. Aromas of scorched earth, pencil lead, sandalwood, meat blood, game, and blueberry are followed by a dense, voluptuous, layered Shiraz with tons of flavor. Impeccably balanced.
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2009 Epoch

The 2009 Block B (Syrah) comes across as remarkably primary. There is considerable minerality keeping all of the elements focused in this delineated, classy wine. The fruit shows tons of depth all the way through to the dramatic, explosive finish. This is another dazzling wine from Epoch. The Block B is a single parcel of Syrah from the Paderewski vineyard that spent 22 months in French barrels, 43% new.
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2009 Epoch

The 2009 Authenticity (64% Syrah, 36% Mourvedre) shows a slightly brighter profile than the Ingenuity owing in part to the greater use of whole clusters. This opens up beautifully in the glass, with layers of expressive dark fruit, nicely integrated oak and fabulous length. The finish turns powerful and somewhat brooding. It will be interesting to see the direction this wine ultimately takes. Authenticity spent 22 months in French barrels, 45% new. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019.
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2009 Epoch

The 2009 Ingenuity flows from the glass with gorgeous texture in its dark plums, licorice, flowers and French oak. It is an impressive wine endowed with gorgeous purity in its fruit and a striking, opulent personality. In 2009 the blend is 65% Syrah, 12% Petite Sirah, 12% Mourvedre, 7% Grenache and 4% Zinfandel, but it is the Syrah character that speaks most loudly. I especially like the textural richness and volume here. The wine was fermented in concrete, stainless steel tanks and new French oak barrels, and spent 22 months in French oak, 42% new.
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2009 Gramercy Cellars

Even better is the 2009 Gramercy Cellars Syrah John Lewis which spent 24 months in barrel. It flaunts an extra dimension of complexity in its captivating perfume. Notes of bacon, sausage, garrigue, lavender, pepper, and assorted black and blue fruits are followed by a satin-textured, suave, rich Syrah which deftly combines elegance and power. This lengthy effort may well see its 20th birthday in peak form.
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2010 Mollydooker

Coming from row selection within a single vineyard, the 2010 Velvet Glove was matured in American oak, 97% new. Very deep garnet-black, it offers very pure, pronounced notes of ripe cassis and blackberries with underlying nuances of cedar, anise, hung meat, black tea and violets. Full bodied, very ripe and with layers of generous fruit, the opulence is well supported with a medium to high level of fine-grained tannins and crisp acid. It finishes very long. It should be at its best 2014 to 2024+. Unfortunately because of an accident at the warehouse during which about 1/3 of the production was destroyed, there are only 1012 cases.
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