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Starting to drink my way through a shipment of 2002 Aussie shiraz.

Hazyblur Shiraz Adelaide Plains 2002 $25.99US
Dense cherry red with pink edge. Peppery (high alcohol), dusty oak, plum jam and chocolate flavors. Good mouth feel, with the high alcohol providing good weight, but lacking in the mid-palate. Clean crisp acid finish and fine tannins. Retronasal quite short. Did not improve much over 2 hours, in fact the finish became quite hot due to the alcohol (14%). IÂ’m not sure this wine will stand the test of time, although the alcohol and acid should hold it together for a few years. It has been given the magical 90+ score over here, so it is hard to find.

Any other opinions?

Mike

Mark apparently snapped up the last case of this just as it was being shipped overseas, and we tried a bottle at the "Dinner with TORB" evening last week.

The tasting note was very similar to yours.

http://www.auswine.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1598

Cheers
Ian

With a name like that.... Isn't that tautological?