2009 First Drop - Shiraz Cream
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A blend of 43% Seppeltsfield, 34% Ebenezer and 23% Greenock fruit, the 2009 The Cream Shiraz spent 24 months in 70% new French hogsheads, 10% new American barriques and 20% older oak. Deep purple-black colored, the nose is a little closed, offering very pure ripe blackberry and cassis notes with underlying pencil lead, earth, cedar and cumin seed hints plus a whiff of black truffles. Taut, muscular and densely packed with fruit on the full bodied palate, it has a medium to firm level of very fine tannins, crisp acid and a very long finish. Consider drinking it 2014 to 2024+. Importer: Ronnie Sanders, Vine Street Imports, Philadelphia, PA; www.vsimports.com
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Josh Raynolds
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Dark purple. Oak-spiced aromas of blueberry, cherry-vanilla, smoky herbs and flowers. Lush, supple and broad on the palate, offering sweet dark fruit flavors with liqueur-like depth and intensity. Very rich but surprisingly lively, finishing with strong thrust and lingering dark berry and spice nuances. This is still a baby but it shows serious potential.