2006 Shiraz Reserve
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Deep ruby. Pungent, mineral-driven aromas of cherry, red berries, spicecake and dried flowers, with a zesty note of cracked pepper adding urgency. Youthfully taut on entry but quickly gains flesh and sweetness, offering broad, palate-staining black raspberry and boysenberry flavors and fine-grained tannins. Finishes with impressive nervy cut and minerally persistence. This will repay a few more years of patience.
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Josh Raynolds
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The 2006 R Shiraz, aged for 24 months in new French oak, shows off legs that ooze slowly down the glass. A brooding bouquet of toasty oak, smoke, truffle, violets, mocha, blackberry, and blueberry pie are high-class. This is followed by a dense, powerful, full-bodied Shiraz with tons of spicy black and blue fruit flavor, impeccable balance, and a 60-second finish. Cellar it for 6-8 years and drink this hedonistic effort from 2015 to 2035. Kilikanoon’s portfolio includes a number of notable values that are listed at the conclusion of this report. Kilikanoon’s winemaker is the talented Kevin Mitchell. The house specialty is Shiraz but Mitchell does equally well with Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Grenache. Importer: Gavin Speight, Old Bridge Cellars; www.oldbridgecellars.com