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Info about Amon-Ra Shiraz 2002 by Glaetzer?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:16 am
by Guest_Anders
Hello again,
April is almost here and I noticed that a wine called Amon-Ra, a Shiraz made by Glaetzer Wines is being released over here in Sweden on Monday. The vintage is 2002 and I was wondering if anyone out there had any info about this wine. I have heard of and tried Glaetzer Shiraz and their Bishop Shiraz, but never a wine called Amon-Ra. Is this purly an export label or....?
Hope some of you guys knows something about it. The price in AUD is around $65.00.
Kind regards,
Anders
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:53 am
by Alan Rath
Anders,
The 2002 Amon-Ra is a HUGE wine (look here
http://www.auswine.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=940&highlight= for my earlier notes). You definitely have to have an appetite for a wine like this, but if you haven't ever tried one, AUD$65 is not unreasonable. The price here in the States was originally about US$40, then sky-rocketed following the Parker review (he gave it a very high score). It's now going for well upwards of US$100.
Regards,
Alan
Re: Info about Amon-Ra Shiraz 2002 by Glaetzer?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:50 am
by markg
Guest_Anders wrote:Hello again,
April is almost here and I noticed that a wine called Amon-Ra, a Shiraz made by Glaetzer Wines is being released over here in Sweden on Monday. The vintage is 2002 and I was wondering if anyone out there had any info about this wine. I have heard of and tried Glaetzer Shiraz and their Bishop Shiraz, but never a wine called Amon-Ra. Is this purly an export label or....?
Hope some of you guys knows something about it. The price in AUD is around $65.00.
Kind regards,
Anders
Recently fetching $160 - $180 AUD per bottle on Langtons.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:42 pm
by Guest_Anders
Thank you to both Alan Rath and MarkG. I think I better get me one or a couple of bottles.
Anders
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:29 pm
by MartinC
Anders,
I've tasted the entire range of Mitolos '02 bar the "Barossa Amon-Ra" upon release. All excellent but short of being outstanding. This time I tot RP was a lil generous on his points.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:41 pm
by Guest_Anders
Thank you MartinC.
I will post my notes/impressions once I have tried the wine.
Regards,
Anders
AMONRA
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:51 am
by GUEST
AN Amon-ra is a Amon-ra ! I have tasted 1998 and 2000 vintages. Was told that the 2002 is v. good (may be better than the 1998). It has a fantastic finish. Over here in my country it cost about AUS$60-$80.
My advice Grab them (2002 vintage) while you can.
GOOD LUCK
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:32 pm
by MartinC
Mr.Guest,
<b>Amon-Ra 1st vintage is 2001</b>
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:56 pm
by Wizz
MartinC wrote:Mr.Guest,
<b>Amon-Ra 1st vintage is 2001</b>
Touche!
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:34 pm
by Mishy
My TN on Amon-Ra, Tasted April 3rd, 2004:
Amon-ra '02, Barossa Valley - the big whore. It was so dense and plushy it was hard not to love it with all that ripe black fruit,. However, I did keep this one over the course of the evening too, it seemed to loose some points in complexity for me. A beauty in concentration, a bit flabby in structure.
For those prices quoted above, I would head caution. Parkers in a faze right now, he likes the Aussies sweet and jammy, I personally am completely and entirely unhappy with many of his choices recently.
Structure is often my big issue - a strange phenomena for Parker.
Cheers,
Mishy