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Colonial Estate Emigre Shiraz(2002)
- Winery:
- The Colonial Estate
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- Australia
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, mourvèdre, grenache, berry, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, green, harvest, fortified, muscadelle
The wine is the product of diligent viticulture. Spur-pruning, canopy management, green harvesting, and handpicking all come together to produce ripe, pure bunches of grapes that are subjected to double-triage before being conveyed into new wooden vats. Oak barrels from French coopers complete the wine’s formation. Final soft pressing is undertaken in an imported basket press.
The wine has a roundness and innate harmony, which belies its intensity, strength, and concentration.
The wine has a roundness and innate harmony, which belies its intensity, strength, and concentration.
- July 2008
- Strong and high alcohol but balanced and no heat on the end
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June 2007
- The sumptuous 2002 Emigre is a proprietary blend of old vine Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Its inky/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of lead pencil shavings, blackberries, blueberries, cassis, and licorice. Although it has a fabulous texture as well as a massive palate, it is neither over the top nor hot (even though it boasts 15.5% natural alcohol). The tannin is melted, but high. While this 2002 is impossible to resist at present, it should age well for 10-12 years, possibly longer. -Wine Advocate The Barossa Valley is a source of disparate terroirs. read more...
- The Wine Advocate
- 95/100
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June 2007
- International Wine Cellar
- 94/100
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June 2007
