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Ben Glaetzer Shiraz The Bishop 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.84
Readers should think of it as a French Vacqueyras on steroids. From 60-year-old vines in the Ebenezer district of...
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Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$358.95
93-95 Inky magenta. Highly expressive aromas of red and blue fruits, violet, incense, olive and baking spices, along...
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E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$802.58
Rated 97-100 - The 2019 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a bigger, richer Côte Rôtie. Co-fermented with a solid chuck of...
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E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$798.61
Rated 97-100 - The 2019 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a bigger, richer Côte Rôtie. Co-fermented with a solid chuck of...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Rouge 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$224.85
Rated 97-100 - A barrel sample that just about made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto has...
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Kaesler Shiraz The Bogan 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$51.65
Aged in new and one-year-old American oak, and made in a completely different style, the 2005 Shiraz The Bogan (from...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$407.13
My favorite of the 2005s from Chapoutier, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon is a heavenly wine that comes from one of the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$60.63
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Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri 2005
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$196.80
Aromatic, complex and silky, slipping in its gorgeous blackberry, currant and plum fruit against a seething...
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Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$335.88
More minerality as well as obvious tannins emerge from the 2005 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde. Which has ample black...
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Rostaing Cote-Rotie La Landonne 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$186.95
Solid grip defines this red for now, with hints of white pepper, cassis, violet and iron held in reserve. Long and...
Fruit Wine Primitivo Savagnin Syrah 2005
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.