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2005 RUDDERLESS GSM "The 2005 Grenache – Shiraz – Mataro is deep crimson in color with an expressive perfume of licorice, tar, truffle, black cherry, and black raspberry. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with layered sweet fruit and excellent concentration." |
| 2005 RUDDERLESS GRENACHE Source: Wine Advocate #173 Oct 2007 Reviewer: Jay Miller Rating: 92 Maturity: Drink 2010 - 2020 Current Release Cost: $40 |
"The 2005 Grenache was aged in French oak, 15% new. Opaque purple, it offers aromas of smoke, pencil lead, black cherry, black raspberry, plum, and raisins. This leads to a succulent wine with gobs of sweet fruit, excellent balance, a long and pure finish." |
"Better Than Beer", WINE PUBS, The Australian Way - Qantas Magazine, July 2007, pg 59 [PDF 172KB]
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2004 RUDDERLESS MATARO "A tiny production, 65 cases, will make the 2004 Mataro difficult to find. Aged in neutral old Burgundy barrels, it is a dense ruby/purple-hued effort displaying notes of crushed rocks, blueberries, raspberries, and an aged beef-like character that gives the wine a wild/rustic style. It should evolve nicely for a decade or more" (October 2006)
2004 RUDDERLESS GRENACHE "The 2004 Grenache (aged in neutral old Burgundy barrels) offers soaring aromas of sweet red and black fruits, licorice, pepper, and spice. It is a deep, opulent, full-bodied, voluptuously-textured red that hits all the sweet spots as it cascades over the palate. Filled with purity, symmetry, power, and grace, it should drink well for 4-6 years." (October 2006)
2004 RUDDERLESS GSM "A blend of 56% Grenache, 35% Shiraz, and 9% Mataro, the exceptionally intense 2004 Grenache/Shiraz/Mataro boasts beautiful spicy, flamboyant aromatics that offer up scents of blueberries, kirsch, jammy black currants, pepper, smoke, and earth. This sexy, full-bodied, impressively endowed wine is super-charged with fruit, glycerin, and extract. And, like the grenache, came in at a relatively modest alcohol level, 14.8%. Enjoy it over the next decade." (October 2006) |
