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 Vintage2010 Label 1 of 11 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2011 vintage.)
TypeRed
ProducerBriar Ridge Vineyards (web)
VarietyShiraz
Designationn/a
VineyardDairy Hill Single Vineyard
CountryAustralia
RegionNew South Wales
SubRegionHunter Valley
AppellationHunter Valley

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2023 (based on 29 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by GD77 on 12/17/2023 & rated 95 points: Screwcap, opened and left for about 4 hours to air. This wine grew in it's charm over a couple of drinking hours and showed very well against some other very good wines. Very clean and moreish, certainly not as fine boned or regional as other hunter producers tend to be but it made up for it in terms if pure enjoyment. Some very subtle and surprising complexity emerged in this. Shame I have no more. Perfect age now. (133 views)
 Tasted by Pverd on 10/3/2020 & rated 88 points: Still too oaky and extracted after 10 years. Compared to a similar aged Stevens vineyard wine from De Iuliis in the Hunter this was blocky and simple and too big. Lacked any type of hunter elegance. (307 views)
 Tasted by WineCellarTV on 1/23/2016 & rated 90 points: From Terra Rossa clays and sandy clay soils comes this Hunter Valley Shiraz. Aromas of blackberry, plums, spices, olives, road tar and fresh herbs. Arrives with cool elegance and smoothness on the palate. Finishes medium-long. Well made, but lacking fascination, yet delicious and very drinkable. (824 views)

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By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/13/2023)
(Briar Ridge Shiraz Hunter Valley Dairy Hill Single Vineyard, Australia) Subscribe to see review text.
By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (1/1/2018)
(Briar Ridge Vineyard Museum Release Dairy Hill Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz) Subscribe to see review text.
By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (1/30/2012)
(briar ridge vineyard dairy hill single vineyard hunter valley shiraz) Subscribe to see review text.
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JamesSuckling.com and Halliday Wine Companion. (manage subscription channels)

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Briar Ridge Vineyards

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Shiraz

Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America)

Australia

Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)

New South Wales

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Hunter Valley

Mudgee Wine Country

 
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