Paul Ippolito's Wines of the Week

With Paul Ippolito

Mulyan Cowra Chardonnay 2006
 
Deep intense and invigorating stone fruits with the classic peach melon features really coming through. Good cashew oak as well with a hint of spice. A touch of leesyness adds complexity making for a medium bodied wine with a light finish. Very delicious balanced drinking.
 
Drink Now. About $18. 91/100 – Excellent.
 
Howard Park Scotsdale Great Southern Shiraz 2005
 
Deep intense spicy black fruits, dense deep raspberries followed by liquorice, aniseed, and dried herbs auguring a smooth soft well roundedness with fine tannins and definitive oak. A robust substantial red that needs time to develop. It also needs food of substance such as a good roast.
 
Drink to 2017. About $40. 93/100 – Excellent.
 
Claymore Nirvana Reserve Shiraz 2004
 
The flagship wine in this Clare Valley boutique winery. A luxuriant wine with smooth long and lusciousness, engaging fruit characters with an edge of savoury dimension to it. Think roasted meats, a good dose of red earth, aniseed yet also an amalgam of plums, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. Some spicy fruit as well. This needs more time to develop as well. Try it with lamb shanks.
 
Drink to 2019. About $45. 94/100 – Excellent.

Wine Rating Scale - Out Of 100 Points

98-100 – Exceptional – A truly world class wine
95-97 – Superb – A memorable drinking experience
91-94 – Excellent – A wonderful mix of a top wine at a decent price
88-90 – Very Good – Really well made wine that should impress
85-87 – Good – Honest everyday drinking

Paul Ippolito is a Sydney wine writer who writes for publications across Australia, the internet and overseas. Read more of his work at www.paulippolito.com.au

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