Dowie DooleReserve Shiraz
Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz
McLaren Vale, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of ShirazMcLaren Vale, Australia
- TypeShiraz
- Size750ML
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Current Vintage2015* - Vintage is not guaranteed and may vary store to store or when delivered.
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameDowie Doole
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2018
93 points Halliday Wine Companion
Machine harvested, 20 days on skins, another 72 hours of post-ferment maceration and a whopping 24 months in French oak (45% new). Another behemoth. A rich mouth-staining rich red, exhorting power. The oak is easier to take than the all-American Cali Road. Blue/blackberry, vanilla, coffee grind, bitter chocolate, licorice back strap and baby back ribs. It takes a Herculean effort to drink a great deal, but it will surely have many fans.
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2015
95 points Halliday Wine Companion
From Norm Doole's 41yo Cali Road Vineyard at Tatachilla, crushed and destemmed, open-fermented, 20 days on skins, matured for 24 months in French hogsheads (50% new). At the apex of the DOWIE DOOLE range of wines, it screams McLaren Vale at the top of its voice, the mix of black chocolate and tannins combining to form a framework for the intense blackberry fruits of a full-bodied shiraz at the dawn of what will be a very long life.
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