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Poonawatta Estate The Centenarian 1880 Eden Valley Shiraz 2005
- Region Eden Valley, SA
- Type Red
- Size 750ml
- Alcohol 14.5%
The first thing that strikes you about this wine is its vibrancy and power. I tasted this against the same vintage of one of Australia’s icon wines, and at this early stage of its life, The Centenarian is in for a good innings. Deep purple in the glass, full and rich, yet silky on the palate, carrying clean dark fruits, slight blackberries, the odd cherry. The nose is powerful, and sexy with its oozing, expensive French oak mingling gloriously with the richness of this seriously old vine fruit. The palate is strong with its medium to full weight, and silky tannins. A very long finish tops up what must be one of the most extraordinary top shelf wines to ever have been produced from Eden Valley fruit. Well worth the investment. - DD
James Halliday
says:Retains excellent hue; an extremely powerful wine, with intense focus to its black fruits which have revelled in 22 months' maturation in new French oak; still in its infancy, and deserves another 10, if not 20, years' maturation; 300 bottles made.
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