Turkey Flat Barossa Shiraz 2002 $34.99USD
Dense cherry red with red edge. Very open and seductive with blackberry, vanilla and bubblegum. On the palate a little less than medium weight with acidity and astringent tannins not yet fully integrated. Needs time. Excellent retronasal and a lengthy finish. Wine tasted after five days was remarkably sound and smelled intensely of blackberries. Wonderful! 2, 2, 4.6, 10.0 = 18.6. 14.5% alcohol. Tasted November 16.
For various reasons the unfinished bottle was left in the fridge. I dragged it out when the in-laws came over on the weekend and checked it out before serving it to the mother-in-law! The smell was amazing! The most concentrated aroma I've ever had from a glass of wine, and it hadn't even warmed up! It did fade fairly quickly but I just walked around with the glass plastered to my face; the in-laws already think I'm crazy anyway.
I've also tasted this in 375 ml and the 750ml is certainly shaping up better, but this is still a very young wine.
Mike
TN: Turkey Flat Barossa Shiraz 2002
Mike, good place to be if you can't be in Oz - SD is my hometown. Agree on the Turkey Flat, which I coincidently had a chance to taste today, although I didn't get the bubble gum, and I would rank it as pretty full-bodied. I love the perfect balance, the baritone fruit that doesn't come even close to being overripe, the hints of licorice without it dominating the profile. It is the perfect Shiraz for my tastes. Here in the States, this might just be the best QPR Aussie around, even at US$32. I'm definitely stocking up on this one.
Cheers,
Alan
Cheers,
Alan
Hi Mike & Alan
Agreed, what a lovely wine. I just picked my 6 pack up from Gavin, drank a bottle the other night, and immediately thought "I need another 6 pack".
I left about 2 glasses worth of the wine in bottle overnight, and tried it again the next day. Unfortunately, the wine had become a lot more alcoholic, lost abalance, and had lost its fresh fruit vitality (NB: this was left on the kitchen counter and not in the fridge).
So based on that, for me this is one wine that needs to be completely consumed on opening.
Agreed, what a lovely wine. I just picked my 6 pack up from Gavin, drank a bottle the other night, and immediately thought "I need another 6 pack".
I left about 2 glasses worth of the wine in bottle overnight, and tried it again the next day. Unfortunately, the wine had become a lot more alcoholic, lost abalance, and had lost its fresh fruit vitality (NB: this was left on the kitchen counter and not in the fridge).
So based on that, for me this is one wine that needs to be completely consumed on opening.
Hi Mike & Alan
Agreed, what a lovely wine. I just picked my 6 pack up from Gavin, drank a bottle the other night, and immediately thought "I need another 6 pack".
I left about 2 glasses worth of the wine in bottle overnight, and tried it again the next day. Unfortunately, the wine had become a lot more alcoholic, lost abalance, and had lost its fresh fruit vitality (NB: this was left on the kitchen counter and not in the fridge).
So based on that, for me this is one wine that needs to be completely consumed on opening.
Agreed, what a lovely wine. I just picked my 6 pack up from Gavin, drank a bottle the other night, and immediately thought "I need another 6 pack".
I left about 2 glasses worth of the wine in bottle overnight, and tried it again the next day. Unfortunately, the wine had become a lot more alcoholic, lost abalance, and had lost its fresh fruit vitality (NB: this was left on the kitchen counter and not in the fridge).
So based on that, for me this is one wine that needs to be completely consumed on opening.
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