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Red Wine by Jim Barry from Clare Valley, Australia. This is a big, full-bodied Shiraz, showing colors of inky, deep red and purple hues. The nose displays ripe red/black fruit aromas, floral notes, strawberries, black cherry, raspberry, sweet fruity oak, charry and black pepper. The palate is rich and concentrated, with plummy, licorice, cherry, blackberry and some charry, toasty oak. The tannins are finely grained and well integrated.

Red Wine by Kilikanoon from Clare Valley, Australia. The best parcels of Clare Valley Shiraz were selected and blended to create our terroir based convenant Shiraz. Along with the finest Rieslings, the Clare Valley has produced some of the most sought after Shiraz wines in the world. Hand picked Shiraz fruit was selected from six vineyards throughout the Leasingham Valley with each being fermented separately, basket pressed and aged for 22 months in a combination of new and older French and American small oak casks. Intensely varietal with lifted aromas of black olives, spicy plums and charry oak characters predominate. These flavours carry through to the stylish and textured palate producing a seamless and persistent finish. An ageing potential of at least 12 - 15 years with careful cellaring. Appearance: Intense, inky / crimson red with distinct youthful, purple hues. Nose: Lifted sweet plum and berry fruits combine and integrate with the menthol, char and smoky oak characters. Palate: A great example of a full-bodied Clare Valley Shiraz, the palate being richly layered and textured. Chocolate and plum fruits create sweetness with classy French and American oak integrates and supports providing seamless length and flavor.

Red Wine by Leasingham from Clare Valley, Australia. Leasingham has historically been recognized for its production of high quality red wine and Leasingham Bin 61 Shiraz represents true regionality and value in the red wine market. With all the hallmarks of the Clare Valley and Leasingham style this wine displays sweet fruit concentration and boldness of structure. The 2003 vintage provided a warm ripening period, resulting in the production of intense berry fruits and bold, fine tannins. Deep ruby red with purple hues and brilliant clarity, and a bouquet that displays intense spice, chocolate and coffee. The palate shows intense ripe blueberry and raspberry characters with layers of dark chocolate and mocha in the mid palate and a clean, lingering spicy finish. This wine is a Clare Valley Shiraz that shows all the hallmark characters of a warm year in the valley with soft, elegant tannnins in abundance. A great wine to drink now and/or cellar for the next decade. Food suggestion: Enjoy with suckling pig and salt bush lamb.

Red Wine by Annie's Lane from Clare Valley, Australia. The wine is a vibrant deep purple in color with intense aromas of blackcurrant, violets, dark berries and a hint of chocolate on the nose. Aromas promised on the nose are delivered in a rich, concentrated and well-balanced full-bodied palate. A backbone of sweet oak and long velvety tannins complete the structure and the wine finishes with a silky mouthfeel and excellent length. So I'm a sucker for Clare. It's not just how cool and absolutely balanced this wine feels, with nothing heavy or hot as it melts over you, a shower of flavors and deep, refreshing fruit. The wine puts on its performance, fragrant, fresh, saturated with fruit, then it just stands there, lifted and gleaming, center stage, as if to finish by taunting 'I'm in Clare, and you're not.' And as that pure, bright flavor slowly recedes, the only way to get it back is to take another sip, and gain the pleasure of Clare all over again. A masterwork from winemaker Caroline Dunn.-Wines & Spirits

Red Wine by Jim Barry from Clare Valley, Australia. In 1977, when Jim Barry first purchased the Lodge Hill property, his intention was to devote the entire area to Riesling. However, there was a small area which had a gentle slope facing north, capturing the warmer conditions of the elevated site and he decided that it was an ideal place to grow a premium Shiraz. This wine is inky, deep red in color, with aromas of black cherry, dark plums, vanilla and dark chocolate. The palate shows medium to full bodied ripe black cherry and plum fruit, subtle integrated vanillin oak with mocha richness. The fine grained talc-like soft tannins support a lingering finish. Can be enjoyed now or will improve with careful cellaring over the next 5-7 years. Suited to robust red meat dishes such as beef or lamb.

Red Wine by Bleasdale from Clare Valley, Australia. A moderate yielding harvest has produced wines with good flavour and concentration. This wine displays deep colour, rich spicy fruit aromas and fresh toasty oak characters derived from nine months maturation in predominately American oak barriques.

Red Wine by Annie's Lane from Clare Valley, Australia. The 2004 Annie's Lane Shiraz is dark, plummy red in color. Aromas of spice, pepper and dark berry fruit characterise the lifted nose. The palate has subtle integrated oak and silky tannins, creating a luscious mouthfeel to support the spicy cherry and blackberry fruit flavors. Food pairings: Beef Wellington with glazed winter vegetables Cellaring: Enjoy now or cellar for 5 to 7 years. This is an outstanding value. -International Wine Cellar ...this bargain-priced beauty is more about displaying the Clare Valley terroir than simple fruit or oak, unusual in this price range... -Wine Enthusiast For smoky, grilled meats, pizzas and veggies, I love the spicy richness of the Annie's Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz from Australia-it's perfect for a barbecue crowd. -Decanter What I like best about it is that it's not overripe, so it maintains enough acidity to make it a good food wine in a category where many similar wines are not. -San Francisco Chronicle

Red Wine by Mak from Clare Valley, Australia. Deep, dazzling purple/red hues. Lively aromas of plum, blackberry, spice and a hint of pepper. A bold mouthful of dark berry fruits, bittersweet chocolate and spicy mint. In typical Clare fashion there's a solid, ripe core of fruit encased in fine tannins and crisp, natural acidity. Nothing blown out or over the top - well structured and drinking fabulously right now. The 2003 Shiraz is a dense ruby/purple-tinged offering exhibiting attractive notes of blackberries, damp earth, fresh mushrooms, and pepper. Ripe, heady, tasty, and supple... - Robert Parker's, The Wine Advocate