Wine Advocate # 173
Oct 2007 |
Jay Miller |
99 |
Drink 2007 - 2040 |
$180-$300 (175) |
| The 2006 Shiraz “The Velvet
Glove” has an awesome nose bordering on ethereal. Aromas of
smoke, violets, grilled meat, game, saddle leather, blueberry
and chocolate leap from the glass. This full-bodied wine is
packed and dense, layered with ripe black fruits, has superb
delineation, great focus, and a super-long finish. It is still
tightly wound and will benefit from a decade in the cellar. This
hedonistic behemoth will drink well through 2040. 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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