TN:Two Way Range Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:41 am
Two Way Range Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002 $49.99USD
Dense cherry red with red edge. Pronounced blackberry, plumb and pepper. Full bodied, very well structured with a solid backbone of firm tannins and an elegant acid finish. Flavors carry though on retronasal for a lengthy finish. A food wine that was marred by the development of a slightly unpleasant herbaceousness. Considering the level of alcohol this wine holds itself together well. At 24 hours it showed a toasted flavor and some vanilla and was softer on the palate with that lively acid still evident on the finish. 2, 2, 4.3, 9.7 = 18.0. 15.6% alcohol. Tasted September 22-23.
Had the last glass of this last night (Sept 27th) from the bottle out of the fridge when it showed a bubble-gum flavor than warmed into slight VA - well is was 5 days old! It had lost all other aromas, but still held together well in the mouth. Can't say the same for a bottle of 2002 Clarendon Hills Liandra Syrah that we opened - can you say Brett? More on that later!
Mike
Dense cherry red with red edge. Pronounced blackberry, plumb and pepper. Full bodied, very well structured with a solid backbone of firm tannins and an elegant acid finish. Flavors carry though on retronasal for a lengthy finish. A food wine that was marred by the development of a slightly unpleasant herbaceousness. Considering the level of alcohol this wine holds itself together well. At 24 hours it showed a toasted flavor and some vanilla and was softer on the palate with that lively acid still evident on the finish. 2, 2, 4.3, 9.7 = 18.0. 15.6% alcohol. Tasted September 22-23.
Had the last glass of this last night (Sept 27th) from the bottle out of the fridge when it showed a bubble-gum flavor than warmed into slight VA - well is was 5 days old! It had lost all other aromas, but still held together well in the mouth. Can't say the same for a bottle of 2002 Clarendon Hills Liandra Syrah that we opened - can you say Brett? More on that later!
Mike