2018 Dandelion Red Queen of the Eden Valley Shiraz, Eden Valley
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DAVRQS186
Winemaker International Wine Challenge USA 2021
Trophy Wine of the Year
Trophy Best Shiraz 96 points
Dark and deeply coloured; flashes of indigo and violet. Aromatic plums all, cola nut, intense blackberry and freshly crumpled bay leaf. A musk and cinnamon bouquet and heightened notes of cognac from finely integrated oak regime. The effect is Christmas cake bearing angel's wings.
Deft and deep, voluminous and mouthcoating; pristine red berry flavours wrapped in an invisible veneer of oak spice and powdery fruit and oak tannins. Acidity rings out from the front palate's first play, which is gracefully wrapped by those fine tannins at palate's end. The power of the wine heralds longevity and a good cellar's reward - a decade in an effortless stride. Mirabelle, and Satsuma plum, underscored by a quartzite mineralogy that speaks from the 108 year old vineyard.
Impenetrable blackish-purple in colour, this is a very concentrated drop. It smells a bit soupy and broad at first, but there's no doubting the quality of the essency fruit it expresses as it emerges with air. Berry jam, pepper, exotic spice and cedary aromas are ripe and attractive, and although it's had plenty of oak input, that intense fruit has swallowed it up readily. Smooth, plump and chocolatey, it tracks very long and seamlessly in the mouth through a layered, firm tannin backbone. 01 MAR 2021 Drink 2023–2036
95 points Ralph Kyte-Powell therealreview.com
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Eden Valley |
| Varietals | Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 96 |
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