Forefathers Shiraz 2003
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BN#159199 |
| Varietal | Syrah |
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| Category | Red Wine |
| Region | Australia : South Australia : McLaren Vale |
| Producer | Forefathers |
| Alcohol | 14.4% |
This one is the best wine we have made under the Shiraz label, being a similar vintage to the 2001. The key to Forefathers is balance and complexity with underlying power. On the palate the wine is firm, textural and viscous. The long silky mouth makes the wine drink beautifully now, and will improve over the next five years. In 2003 we had very low yields culminating in big pepper spice flavors and very supple tannins. A wine that will be hard to have only one glass!
Wine Spectator Dense, but it seems to get more transparent with each sip. It has pepper and licorice overtones to the dark berry and cherry flavors, lingering enticingly as the finish starts to float. Drink now through 2012. 3,343 cases made. Score: 91. —Harvey Steiman, November 30, 2005.Customers who purchased this item also bought:
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