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Mollydooker Carnival of Love 2005


Syrah/Shiraz

from McLaren Vale, Australia

red wine
The Wine Advocate 99 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 99 point rating
Wine Spectator 94 point ratingWine Spectator 94 point rating
Our Price: $69.99
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2007
Wine Spectator 2007 Carnival of Love 95 point ratingWine Spectator 2007 Carnival of Love 95 point rating
2006
The Wine Advocate 2006 Carnival of Love 97 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 2006 Carnival of Love 97 point rating
Wine Spectator 2006 Carnival of Love 95 point ratingWine Spectator 2006 Carnival of Love 95 point rating
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"Amazingly, the 2005 Carnival of Love ratchets up the level of quality. A selection of the finest Shiraz barrels, it boasts an extraordinary black/purple color, gorgeous notes of blackberry liqueur, camphor, and smoke, and an enormous voluptuousness that would make even Pamela Anderson jealous. Great purity, symmetry, and harmony as well as remarkable balance for such a rich, intense wine, as it sat in the glass espresso, vanillin, white chocolate, and additional black fruits also emerged. It should drink well for a decade, although the winemakers suggest it be consumed over the next four years. If you are wondering what to serve with this beauty, Sarah and Sparky Marquis recommend such fish as marlin, hammerhead, and great white shark, white meats such as snake and crocodile, red meats such as emu and kangaroo, and aged wallaby mild cheese. Yum!"
-Wine Advocate

Hand selected as Mollydooker's best parcel of Shiraz this year, this wine is an enchanting experience as it displays a pure expression of all the flavors and nuances you would look for in a great Shiraz. Its bouquet is full of chocolate, licorice, all spice and blackberry fruit with aromatics that go right through to the back of your mouth. With layers of espresso, raisin and chocolate intermixed with toasty vanillan oak, this mouth filling blockbuster is opulent and elegant. The palate is incredibly silky and creamy and the wine will linger in your mouth for minutes after you've tasted it.

This wine is great with fish, white meats, red meats, salads and cheeses. Optimum drinking: now - 4 years.

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