2005 Henry's Drive Shiraz Dead Letter Office McLaren Vale/Padthaway
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2005 Henry's Drive Shiraz Dead Letter Office McLaren Vale/Padthaway
Producer: Henry's Drive
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: Australia
Region: Other Australia
90 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2007
($25) Ruby-red. Seductive aromas of vanilla-accented blackberry and blueberry are complicated by rose oil and dried lavender. Sweet, plush dark berry flavors are gently supported by harmonious tannins and take a liqueur-like turn with air. The blackberry quality carries through the long, juicy finish. Impressively balanced for a wine with this much fruit impact, and easy to drink, especially if fruit bombs are your bag. (The 2005 Pillar Box Red was fat and creamy but verged on syrupy and cloying.)
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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Member Notes
#2 Pencil
03/03/2008
by Nuss
Initial aromas were of smoke and pencil lead. The mouth feel was silky with hints of vanillia. As the wine opened it offered up much berry flavors! The finish was complicated and hot. There was a significant volume of sediment as well. Cellaring might improve the over-all structure.
