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2002 Thornclarke Shotfire Ridge Shiraz
Last Post 07-16-2006 04:22 PM bystemor. 1 Replies.
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07-11-2006 09:16 PM  
This wine shot to prominence in 2003 when Robert Parker rated it at 94 points and gave it a glowing review in issue 147 of his Wine Advocate. As a sub $20 wine it was too good a bargain to pass up and I ended up buying 4 cases and slowly drank my way through them over the next few years. Since I ran out of my original purchases, I have been buying them at auction, sometimes even cheaper than they were on release. This bottle was from a lot I purchased at Langtons and was showing pretty much the same as it did back in 2003.

A deep, dark inky purple color with an expressive nose of dark, juicy plums, licorice, spices and small berries. Rich & opulent, its intense and full bodied palate of plums, mulberry and redcurrant is backed by chocolate and cherry flavors. Framed by velvety tannins it finishes long with a suggestion of spice and meat.
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-Mark Wickman
Wickmans Fine Wine Auctions
stemor 
Collierville, TN
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07-16-2006 04:22 PM  
This reminds me, time to dig back into my remaining stash of these to see how they're doing. It sounds like they're doing pretty well!

This has been one of my all-time favorite values -- delicious wine at a great price, certainly better than many of the other wines that Parker gushes over.
Cheers, y'all
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