Pair of South Australian Shiraz's 2004
Tasted BYOB with Danny A, Lt Col Joe S and Clint B at Angelis Italian Restaurant in Naperville. Great complements to their Portabello Mushroom ravioli entree.
Pott's Family Bleasdale Langhorne Creek Reserve Shiraz 2004
Tasted BYOB with Danny A, Lt Col Joe S and Clint B at Angelis Italian Restaurant in Naperville. Great complements to their Portabello Mushroom ravioli entree.
Pott's Family Bleasdale Langhorne Creek Reserve Shiraz 2004
From the Langhorne Creek appellation in South Australia, Bleasdaleas vineyards were founded in 1850 by Frank Potts, making
Bleasdale one of Australia's oldest family-owned wineries. Having just
celebrated its 150th anniversary, it is the second oldest continuously
operated family-owned winery besides Yalumba located in the Barossa
Valley. Potts was one of South Australia's original settlers having
landed in Adelaide on the HMS Buffalo in 1836.
Medium bodied, fairly uninspiring lacking the full forward fruits, spice or body of so many Australian shiraz from the area, this exhibits black cherry and slightly tart cherrry fruits with a layer of creotsote/tar and hint of oak with firm tannins on the short finish.
RM 87, Robert Parker, Jr. 88 pts - Wine Advocate #168
Jim Barry "The McRae Wood" Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley, South Australia, Shiraz 2004
Medium bodied with subdued fruits, McRae Wood exhibited similar
black cherry and black berry fruits but exhibited a layer of graphite
and bacon that detracted from the fruit. Like the Bleasdale, also showed modest tannins on a moderate finish.
RM 87 points.
