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Mr Riggs Shiraz 2004

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Winery:
Mr. Riggs
Varietal:
Syrah
Region:
Australia > South Australia > Mclaren Vale
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2011
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User Tags:  fruit, caramel, berry, opaque, purple, bramble fruits, charcoal, oak, balance, blackberry 


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Australia has certainly made Syrah its own, even bestowing it with a new name: Shiraz. In the warm, dry climate of Australia this noble grape, responsible for some of the grandest wines of France, produces an intense, unique expression that is distinctly Australian. The ripe grapes take on classic notes of black pepper and leather that add depth and complexity to the black cherry and plum fruits on the palate. Australian Shiraz has typically been aged in American Oak barrels which impart the wine with a distinct note of vanilla that can add to the impression of ripeness many of these wines have, but the time in barrel also allows the wines a chance to settle and reveal their rich, voluptuously styled mouthfeel.

Winemakers Notes

Components of the Mr. Riggs Shiraz from all three vineyards were fermented in traditional open fermenters, and following pressing, finished their fermentation in oak of which approximately 80% was French and the balance American, 40% of which was new oak. Vineyard parcels were kept separate during fermentation and maturation and were blended three months prior to bottling.

This is the fifth release of Shiraz under the Mr. Riggs label, and as with it’s predecessors’ the wine is based around a core of pristine fruit with dark red berries, hints of spice, earth, tar and leather read more...

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Source: Zachy's


"The blockbuster 2004 Shiraz was aged 18 months in French oak (40% new). It is a wine of great intensity, with an opaque purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of camphor, graphite, blackberries, tar, and charcoal. Rich, super-pure fruit cascades over the palate of this opaque purple-colored, full-bodied, voluptuously-textured Shiraz. Consume it over the next 6-7 years...95." WA 10/05


 

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The blockbuster 2004 Shiraz was aged 18 months in French oak (40% new). It is a wine of great intensity, with an opaque purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of camphor, graphite, blackberries, tar, and charcoal. Rich, super-pure fruit cascades ove... Robert Parker. A Syrah wine from South Australia in Australia. 2004 Mr. Riggs Shiraz 750ml


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Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 161 on Oct-05


 

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