Punters Corner 2002 Spartacus Reserve Shiraz Aug 04

Barrel fermented and only five hundred cases made, so this wine will be in demand despite its RRP of $59. Dark purple in colour with a bright hue, the nose is brooding but all class. A stunning wine with ripe, intense, powerful cherry, mulberry, plum, chocolate, mint and aniseed flavours that finishes with incredible persistence and length. Tannins are ultra-fine, smooth and drying, the acid is fresh and they combine to form a full bodied wine with a firm but supple consistency that is a big steel sock to the kisser with a velvet glove. Damn good wine now but it’s a criminal waste to drink it at this stage, as with time it should gain complexity as it peaks around 2009+. Rated as Excellent with ** for value.

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