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92
/ 100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW -
97
/ 100
James Halliday
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2009
Vintage
1.5L (Magnum)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
92 / 100"Comprised of Shiraz (92%) and Mourvedre (8%), the 2009 Private Cellar Shiraz Mourvedre gives a deep garnet-purple color and fragrant, spicy aromas of cassia, cloves and fenugreek over a core of blackberry preserves, warm blueberries and crispy duck skin. The medium to full bodied palate has plenty of spiced berry flavors with very crisp acidity and a medium level of rounded tannins, finishing long. Drink it now through 2021+."
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
97 / 100
"Light, clear crimson; given the medium-bodied weight of the wine, the intensity and length of the wine is prodigious; unlike the '08, red fruits are the main theme, rather than black, on the aromatic bouquet and through the palate. Made from very old vines, and comes with a 20-year cellaring guarantee; French oak and fine tannins complete the story of its ultra-limited production."
- James Halliday
Tasting Notes
Deep purple-black pronounced cassis, macerated blackberry and black plum notes over lavender, damp earth, black olives, sage and black pepper nuances. Medium-bodied, it is nicely poised in the mouth around a core of complex, earthy fruit flavours that are offset by medium levels of finely grained tannins
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex