{"id":11727,"date":"2015-05-03T22:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T22:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=11727"},"modified":"2015-05-03T22:20:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T22:20:18","slug":"amery-vineyards-block-6-shiraz-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/syrah\/amery-vineyards-block-6-shiraz-1989","title":{"rendered":"Amery Vineyards Block 6 Shiraz 1989"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

My wine trade buddy Greg Sherwood brought this wine around to dinner, and served it blind. It was a real treat. I reckoned it was properly old, and new world, but didn’t spot Australia. It’s back in the era when top Aussie wines had moderate alcohol levels – this was just 12.5%. These day, the Block 6 is still a modest 13.5% or so, while many of its peers will be 14.5% or higher. Interestingly, this was closed with an inexpensive twin top-style technical cork. But it had done its job: the wine had developed really nicely.<\/p>\n

As to the ripeness\/alcohol issue? Yes, global warming has had an effect on warm-climate Aussie wines, but I think that most of the high alcohol, super-ripe wines reflect winegrower intent as much as anything.<\/p>\n

Kays Amery Vineyards Block 6 Shiraz 1989 McLaren Vale, Australia<\/strong>
\nFrom a vineyard planted in 1892. Sweet, rich and spicy with notes of iodine, herbs, black cherry and some tar. Warm with a hint of bovril alongside the raspberry and cherry notes. Lovely focus here: this has developed really nicely, and there’s a hint of the Rh\u00f4ne here s well as a bit of maturity.\u00a0 93\/100<\/p>\n

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