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Noon Shiraz Reserve(2000)
- Winery:
- Noon
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- Australia > South Australia > Fleurieu > Langhorne Creek
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, syrah, berry, cabernet sauvignon, grenache, winemaking, cake, blackberry, fruits, bramble fruits
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Source:
Cellarbrations on Lt Collins
- Only 6 bottles or less available. Robert Parker 96 points! "The blockbuster 2000 Shiraz Reserve was aged in small barriques- foudres- and demi-muids. It boasts an inky black color as well as a fabulous bouquet of acacia flowers intermixed with blackberry and cassis liqueur- creosote- and camphor. Exceptionally long and layered- this opulent- voluptuous- pure Shiraz is a thrill to drink. The tannin- acidity- and alcohol (14.9%) are seamlessly integrated in this modern-day classic. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2020. This is one of the great wines of South Australia! During my trip to read more...South Australia I visited with owners Andrew and Rae Noon. They are part of the young- open-minded generation (Rea's father also made wine) that is guided by one goal ... to produce the most uncompromising product possible. In 2000- there are 750 cases of the Eclipse- 260 of the Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve- and 350 of the Shiraz Reserve- all three staggeringly great efforts from a vintage that- on paper- should not have produced wines this prodigious. Interestingly- I had a chance to taste the Noon offerings opened in my presence against bottles opened twenty-four and seventy-two hours earlier. Remarkably- there was not much difference. Even from bottles that had been opened for three days- the wines were still exhibiting incredible amounts of fruit as well as concentration. This always indicates the potential for longevity." 96 points Drink 2004-2020 Wine Advocate #143 (Oct 2002) Robert Parker Noon WineryDrew Noon has returned to McLaren Vale and purchased Noon's from his parents (though father David still keeps an eye on things)- after having spent many years as a consultant oenologist and viticulturist in Victoria- and thereafter as winemaker at Cassegrain. James Halliday 2005Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz"Noon is a micro-winery producing the superb Reserve Shiraz- Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon- Eclipse Grenache-Shiraz and the knockout Solaire Grenache. Drew Noon (pictured) returned to his childhood home and family property in 1996 to take over the reigns of winemaking. The small 10-acre vineyard was entirely planted to Grenache in 1934 and 1945 on chocolatey sandy loams over red clay. Fruit is also sourced from Langhorne Creek from mature vineyards planted in the early 1960s and 1970s. The overall production is minuscule. Roseworthy-trained- Drew Noon was the Victorian State Oenologist before a winemaking stint in New South Wales. He is also one of Australia's few Masters of Wine. He and his wife Rae (who designed all the labels and works as assistant winemaker) have quickly taken the winery from fringe dweller to the centre of winemaking refinement and magic. With incredibly limited financial resources- he has managed to show the superiority of his vineyard sites. The grapes are vinified in open fermenters and hand plunged to maximise extraction of colour and flavour- the Cabernet Sauvignon given some extended maceration. The wines are matured for 18 months in a combination of new (25-50%) and used American oak- all supplied to Noon winery by the same cooper- Schahinger- for 25 years. These wines speak with volumes of fruit and perfume and have captured the imagination of the local and American market. Noon is under an enormous amount of pressure to raise his prices- currently locked in at apparently well below their real value. With Torbreck and Three Rivers attracting huge values for similar quality wines- it is a conundrum for Noon. He doesn't wish to disenfranchise his loyal band of followers and there is absolutely no intention to raise prices on the back of powerful endorsements. Yet- a pronouncement by Robert Parker Jr. that life is too short not to be drinking the wine of Drew Noon- is just a red rag to a bull. The result will be that the consumer will take advantage rather than the winemaker- illustrating how contemptible speculative markets can be. These wines could well create a rampage on the secondary market." Andrew Caillard MW (hide)
- Wine Advocate # 143
- Oct-02
- 96/100
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April 2008
