2004 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valley
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Still looking fresh and complete, Glaetzer's 2004 Amon Ra Shiraz is full-bodied, rich and dark-fruited, with black cherry and plum fruit forming the base, while grace notes of baking spices, mocha and cedar play about the edges. Creamy and velvety in texture, with a long finish, it remains at its peak and should continue to drink well for another decade or more.
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The Wine Advocate
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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corked.
(from vines between 100 and 120 years of age) Saturated violet. Amazingly complex bouquet of creme de cassis, candied blackberry, fresh flowers, cocoa powder and minerals. Pulls off the feat of being dense and sweet but also bright and lively, with potent dark berry, kirsch and licorice candy flavors that deepen with air. The tannins, if you can find them under the mountain of flavor, are fine-grained and wonderfully supple. This wine's purity of fruit, along with its precision and richness, made it one of the most dramatic wines of my tastings.
Called after the Egyptian king of all gods and made from vines more than 100 years old and hand-reared with malolactic in oak and all the trimmings. Unfiltered . Very sweet and almost syrupy with pronounced acidity. Ultra-modern as opposed to the classicism of the wine immediately above. Tannins quite obtrusive at the moment. Glamorous but jagged. A wine to admire rather than glug perhaps. Drying, sandpaper finish with quite a bit of heat. (JR)