2005 Thorn Clarke Shotfire Ridge Shiraz (375ml)

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Thorn Clarke Shotfire Ridge Shiraz (half-bottle) 2005

Wine Advocate 92 point rating

International Wine Cellar 90 point rating

Shiraz

$9.93

Thorn Clarke Shotfire Ridge Shiraz (half-bottle) 2005

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2005 Vintage had a mild and long ripening season. These conditions favored the accumulation of intense color and flavors in the Shiraz grapes.

The grapes are crushed and destemmed into open fermenters. Yeast is added immediately once in fermenter and the ferments are pumped over twice daily to maximize colour, tannin and flavor extraction. Cooling is used to ensure ferments remain in the 22-25 degrees Celsius range which will allow the fruit to display maximum fruit expression. Pressing then occurs approximately seven days after crushing and the wine is then put into a mix of French and American oak to mature. 12 to 18 months in 40% new American and French hogsheads, with the balance going into 2nd and 3rd fill barrels.

Deep red in color. The lifted nose has plums and sweet spice - cardoman and cinnamon, with choc mint oak characters. The palate is full bodied but refined with some expressive berry fruit, plums, liquorice and complex spicy oak. There is a great depth of fruit which will ensure the longevity of the wine and also gives it wonderful mouthfilling sensation. The tannins are velvety and combined with the rich fruit and spicy oak gives the wine great length of flavor.

"The 2005 Shiraz Shotfire Ridge beefs up the oak and fruit intensity in a full-bodied, chocolaty, rich, ball buster styled Barossa Shiraz that coats the palate, stains the teeth, and provides an intense mouthful of wine. It should drink well for 10-12 years. It is a remarkable value."
- Wine Advocate (#167, Oct 2006), 92 pts

"Polished, focused and gorgeously balanced to display its raspberry, cherry and red plum notes in impressive harmony, the flavors lingering against a touch of oak and refined tannins on the long finish. Drink now through 2015."
- Wine Spectator (Insider, Apr 4, 2007), 92 pts
- SMART BUY

"Deep, saturated purple. Dusty deep aromas of espresso-tinged blackberry, blueberry and blackcurrant. Lush, velvety and sweet, the blackberry and blueberry flavors veering toward liqueur-like but retaining focus and clarity. I suspect that many hard-core Old World palates might find this a bit too much but I'm impressed."
- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, 90 pts

"This is OUTSTANDING. New oak, concentration, rich texture and long finish. And there’s more: great cellaring potential, even though it is so delicious now. Bright deep red/purple color. Knock-your-socks-off bouquet of cedar oak, black berries, dark cherries and plums with a touch of chocolate. The ultra rich palate has a dense, weighty mid palate yet is super smooth and finishes with dark chocolate tannins. The length is very, very long. The best thing about this wine is that its powerful palate is superbly balanced and well-proportioned. At its best: now to 2015."
- Wine Orbit, 96 pts

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