2000 Mount Edelstone Shiraz
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A knock-out red, the 2000 Shiraz Mt. Edelstone reveals a brooding purple color, great intensity, and tremendous power yet overall there is a sense of restraint as well as admirable purity of character. No wimpish effort, it is a layered Shiraz that builds incrementally across the palate, offering expansive blackberry, earthy, peppery notes with smoke and wood in the background. This cuvee, produced from an 86-year old vineyard in the northern sector of Eden Valley, will be even better with 2-3 more years of bottle age; it will last for 12-15 years. Importer: Negociants, USA, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-0993
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Robert Parker
Jancis Robinson MW
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Very deep crimson. Lush, ripe and flattering on the nose. Gorgeous. Some black pepper overlay on dark chocolate and a sophisticated texture with quintessentially South Australian flavours. Very ripe. Sweet and modern but perhaps – at this stage anyway – more winemaking than vineyard. (JR)