2012 Thorn-Clarke Shiraz Shotfire (Ridge)

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  2/3/2021 - vide Likes this wine: 93 Points

  And that 93 points is given against what the best from Europe can give.
  For its price, quite remarkable = beautifully lifted nose of dark fruit, smoke and undergrowth, perfumed and very intriguing. The palate took a little longer to get going; it was reasonably full but had just a touch of maderisation. That went after two hours, to reveal a wine of texture and depth, where the smokiness is fully integrated into the structure of the wine.
  
  This is a very fine effort from Thorn-Clarke, and really you should be up there with the greats, but advertising and the promotion of name-brands
  will make this difficult. Don't give up. You are making wine that costs me $400 dollars a bottle to get from the UK.
  
  Cheers,

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  6/17/2019 - perebere wrote: 93 Points

  Drank very nicely, fruity and smooth and well balanced

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  5/6/2018 - rossso Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Well balanced and elegant. Excellent value and still has a few years in front of it.

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  3/10/2018 - thebatcavewines Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted for 8 hours. A medium/full-bodied wine. Plum & blackberry on the nose with a hint of chocolate. This was a lovely wine. Quite savoury with nicely balanced tannin's riding on a wave of oak & sandalwood. I still have two. I have heard it could go down another 9 years but i felt it was almost at it's peak so i'll open another one later this year or next year & see how it's changed.

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  12/5/2016 - elblufer Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Drank over two nights. Would definitely buy and drink again, especially at this price.

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