TN: 2001 Jamieson's Run Red Terra Reserve Shiraz

[n4sir]

2001 Jamieson's Run Red Terra Reserve Shiraz, Coonawarra (cork): 13% alc. The cork frustratingly disintegrated in the middle on extraction, but luckily the wine did not seem to be affected. Medium to dark red. Earthy, sweet red raspberries and peppermint supplemented by lavish coffee oak, the medium-weight palate well balanced and the finish decent if not particularly long, with cedar/vanillan oak. While it has lasted longer than the suggested 7 year drinking window, it’s best now before that vanillin/banana oak takes over to the point of being gluey, volatile and overpowering (which it did after being open a few hours).



Cheers,
Ian

[phillisc]

Ian, I can't remember this particular edition, what with Mcshanes, O'deas, Alexanders, winemakers reserve, rothwell there seemed to be more labels at this time than hot dinners...now all confined to history.
Cheers
Craig

[n4sir]

Ian, I can't remember this particular edition, what with Mcshanes, O'deas, Alexanders, winemakers reserve, rothwell there seemed to be more labels at this time than hot dinners...now all confined to history.
Cheers
Craig

I think this was a relative cheapy of the range despite the flash label, it didn't have a great Halliday review or suggested drinking window - surviving this long is probably an achievment in itself.

Interesting that the single vineyard wines you mention (Alexanders, McShane's, O'Dea's, Rothwell) all preceded the Wynn's Single Vineyard series, and those same vineyards have all been swallowed up into the Wynns's portfolio - there must be a lesson somewhere in there about timing, corporate politics and luck being a key part of a label/winery's success or demise...