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2002 Thorn-Clarke Wines Shotfire Ridge Shiraz


Winery:Thorn-Clarke Wines
Vintage:2002
Region:Barossa Valley
Bottle Size:750ml
Variety:Shiraz
Price: $35.00 (out of stock)



Comments Dried apricots, caramelized figs, marzipan and ripe red berries combined with fragrant vanilla and hints of coconut work beautifully together to create a classic Barossa Shiraz. Velvety, dense texture, with layers of soft fruit, oak and tannin create truly powerful yet elegant finish. Winemaking Crushed and de-stemmed into closed fermenters. Inoculated the day after crushing. Maximum fermentation temperature 30°C. Pumped over 2 x per day, incoporating oxygen. Rack and return every second day. Pressed using a membrane press. Pressings kept from free run, then fined and re-blended back to the free run. Varieties 92.6% Shiraz, 7.4% Cab Franc Harvested March 2002 Cellaring Drinking well now but will respond to extended cellaring.

Wine Advocate #147 (Jun 2003) Robert Parker 94 points Drink 2003-2013  

The Shotfire Ridge cuvee is awesome. For readers who want something big, there are 6,000 cases of the lavish 2002 Shiraz Shotfire Ridge. It boasts an inky/purple color as well as a big, sweet, smoky, peppery, blackberry liqueur-scented nose followed by bold flavors of roasted meats, dried herbs, scorched earth, and spice. An incredible value, with huge body and massive fruit as well as glycerin, it is almost too good to be true. But it is! Drink it over the next decade.


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