Winemaker Notes
Very dark purple-black, clear and shiny. The initial impression is of dark small berries freshly picked from the vine. Delve deeper and you get sandalwood, vanilla pod and black pepper corns. The wine is medium bodied but in saying that it has an incredible vinosity which has to be experienced to realize just how powerful this wine really is. The structure and flavors' are monumental with a finish that goes on and on. One of the greatest Eagle’s made to date.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 The Eagle Shiraz leads with a gentle wafer character at the edges of the bright red berries. You also get crushed rocks and cocoa, milk chocolate and a hint of licorice, with lashings of graphite and white pepper. This very elegant wine is in a wonderful drinking window right now, albeit at the very beginning of its drinking life. It's very good, supple and ductile, elegant and composed. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Rating: 94+
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Nestled into the tip of its southeastern coastline, Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state, second most populous and third largest wine producer. Victoria includes the cool regions of Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Geelong, made famous mainly by impressive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The more inland Heathcote and Bendigo lead the way for complex and textured, full-bodied reds. Rutherglen’s fortified wines compete among the best on the planet.