Wine Advocate # 173
Oct 2007 |
Jay Miller |
96 |
Drink 2013 - 2025 |
$42-$73 (50) |
| The 2006 Shiraz “Blue Eyed
Boy” is predominantly Padthaway fruit. Purple-colored, it has an
intense aromatic display of smoke, violets, mulberry, blueberry,
and chocolate. This leads to a full-bodied, plush, wine with
layers of ripe, spicy black fruits, excellent focus and
delineation. The tannins are well-concealed but this wine has
enough stuffing to evolve for 6-8 years. Drink it through 2025.
Mollydooker (the Australian equivalent of “Southpaw”– both
Sparky and Sarah Marquis are left-handed) is the label of the
renowned winemaking team of Sparky and Sarah Marquis. This is
their second vintage following the schism with The Grateful
Palate and the end of their involvement in the hugely successful
Marquis Philips project. Total case production is 72,000, down
from the 120,000 cases produced under the Marquis Philips label.
They have also set up their own importing company in the United
States. |
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