Wine Advocate # 181
Feb 2009 |
Jay Miller |
95 |
Drink: 2009 - 2019 |
$40-$70 (55) |
The opaque purple-colored
2007 Blue-Eyed Boy Shiraz spent 12 months in 80% new American
oak. It offers up an enticing nose of cedar, tobacco, mineral,
blueberry, and black raspberry. Opulent on the palate, this
glossy effort will evolve for another 1-2 years but can be
enjoyed now and over the next decade.
Mollydooker is the label of the renowned winemaking team of
Sparky and Sarah Marquis. This is their third vintage, one
seriously affected by the drought conditions in Barossa and
McLaren Vale. Their overall production was down by 50% in 2007.
Mollydooker is divided into four tiers beginning with the Lefty
Series, line-priced at $25. Next up the ladder is the Party
Series priced at $55, followed by two wines comprising the Love
Series priced at $80. At the top of the pyramid is one wine, The
Velvet Glove, priced at $185.
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