WINE =======: 2004 Marquis Phillips Shiraz 9
AOC         : McLaren Vale
Tasting Date: 2006-07-14
Varietal    : Shiraz
Score       : 93
Country     : Australia
State       : South Australia
Region      : McLaren Vale

Notes
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This is an amazing wine. Its color is a deep inky purple,
almost black, lightening to magenta at the very edges. It
has a strong, fragrant nose of tar and eucalyptus, with
maybe a hint of butterscotch. The flavor is incredibly
concentrated--the term "jammy" was invented for wines like
this. It almost reminds me of blackberry pancake syrup, if
you could take 95% of the sweetness away from that. To go
with its thick taste, it has a medium body, much thicker
than your usual non-dessert wine. Its high alcohol content
gives it great legs, but this is well balanced out by the
powerful flavor. A glass of this is almost a meal. I think
it's my new favorite red wine.

Additional Notes
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Sadly, it seems that the Marquis-Philips partnership that brought us this
amazing wine ended in the summer of 2006. The brand will remain, shepherded
only by the Philips half, though I assume the name will remain the same for
brand integrity. The Marquis branch is creating its own new label, to be
called Mollydooker, and it's getting favorable reports on its new
offerings.
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