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St. Hallett Old Block Shiraz 1998

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1998 Vintage

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Winery:
St. Hallett Wines
Varietal:
Syrah
Region:
Australia > South Australia > Barossa
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2010
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User Tags:  fruit, berry, resinous, oak, spices, bramble fruits, spicy, color descriptors, stone fruits, licorice 


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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.

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The colour of the Faith is deep crimson with a light purple hue. It has lively fresh berry fruit with hints of violets. The palate is well balanced and full-bodied with generous fruit and rich undertones of Indian spice. This wine pairs well with pasta, well aged Scotch fillet, game such as pheasant or quail and mature cheese.


 

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Rating: 3/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Sweet black cherry fruit with lots of chocolate. Very ripe and sweet. Quite lean on the palate but nice fruit intensity and sweet long length of cherry fruit. Very sweet tannic structure.


 

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Source: JJ Buckley
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Remarkably airy and open-textured for a Barossa red, this is dark, juicy and packed with ultraripe berry, plum and licorice flavors, which echo beautifully on the velvety finish... Wine Spectator. A Syrah wine from South Australia in Australia. 1998 St Hallett Shiraz Old Block 750ml


January 2009

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Wine.com

Consistently one of the highest rated, best selling Aussie Shiraz, this blockbuster is made from 70+ year old vines! Powerful, ripe, spicy, and mouthfillingly sumptuous. Using traditional open top fermenters each parcel of fruit from the old blocks is fermented seperately and then matured in American oak for two and a half years. Only the very best parcels are then selected for the final blend, and following assemblage the wine is then matured for a further twelve months in bottle prior to release. This yields a full-flavoured, mouthfilling chocolatey Shiraz, with a soft and velvety finish: read more...


 

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Rating: 4/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Ripe, plummy fruit on nose. Supple blackcurrant fruit that's generous on the mid-palate. Good depth and length.


 

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Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar


 

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