Addy Bassin's MacArthur Beverages - Fine Wine and Spirits Since 1957

"Blue Gold Award Winner (pairing wines with food) – Sydney International Wine Competition 2008"

"Rated 93 points – James Halliday Very good colour and hue; very concentrated, with luscious black fruits wrapped in dark chocolate and a frame of oak. Still exceptionally youthful and will live beyond the lifetime of many of us."

"Full-bodied, dense, concentrated flavors judiciously marry the finesse school of winemaking with the exuberant, powerful, Barossa style. Boasting beautiful depth, precision, and equilibrium." Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to drink."
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"Mature-Ready to drink"
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"Mature-Ready to drink"
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"Attractive leathery, earthy, black currant, herb, licorice, and vanilla characteristics are found in the elegant, medium-bodied red." Robert Parker
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"The ample fruit suggested by the aromatic profile is obvious on the attack, and the wine reveals impressive purity, texture, and persistence. It should drink well for 10 years. For some reason, this high quality winery never receives the press it merits. " Robert Parker
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"Its inky/purple color reluctantly gives up aromas of roasted meats, smoked herbs, black cherries, and blackberries. This multidimensional wine boasts layers of fruit and glycerin as well as remarkable structure and equilibrium. A fabulous example of old vine Shiraz from Barossa." Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to drink. The dark ruby-colored 1998 Grenache Blewitt Springs Vineyard offers copious quantities of raspberry and cherry jam intermixed with spicy wood, earth, herb, and pepper scents. Heady, high alcohol gives the wine additional levels of glycerin, which coat the palate and teeth. Dense, chewy, and ripe." Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to drink"
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"Roman Bratasiuk is one of Planet Earth’s greatest winemakers, and obviously a top-notch viticulturist given his obsession with sourcing extraordinary fruit from ancient McLaren Vale vineyards." Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to Drink"
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"The 1998 Grenache Kangarilla Vineyard exhibits a medium ruby color, a peppery, Provencal herb-scented nose, soft, earthy, medium to full-bodied flavors, moderate tannin, and a rich, well-concentrated finish. " Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to Drink"
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"Mature-Ready to Drink. The dark ruby/purple-colored 1998 Shiraz Liandra Vineyard exhibits beautiful, sweet, blackberry fruit intertwined with pepper, saddle leather, and spice. Rhone-like in its aromatics, this rich, full-bodied, compelling Shiraz displays low acidity as well as a fleshy, succulent mouth-feel." Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to drink"
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"The sumptuous 2002 Emigre is a proprietary blend of old vine Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Its inky/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of lead pencil shavings (No. 2 pencil--ed.), blackberries, blueberries, cassis, and licorice. Although it has a fabulous texture as well as a massive palate, it is neither over the top nor hot (even though it boasts 15.5% natural alcohol). The tannin is melted, but high." Robert Parker
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"Produced from a dry-farmed, single vineyard of old vine Shiraz (some of which are 120 years old), the stunning, inky/purple-tinged 2002 Shiraz Exile was aged in 100% new French oak. A sweet nose of black fruits, flowers, melted licorice, and espresso roast precedes a wine of amazing concentration, compelling intensity, and a tremendous finish of more than 60 seconds." Robert Parker
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"Mature-Ready to Drink"
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"Made from extremely small yields, it possesses a dense purple color, sweet aromas of peppery blackberry and cassis fruit, fabulous texture, a sweet, expansive, full-bodied palate, and a long, lush finish. It is a hedonistic, decadently rich red" Robert Parker
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"Produced from 15-20-year old vines, this limited cuvee boasts an in-your-face bouquet of chocolate, espresso, blackberries, and currants, tremendous opulence, density, as well as thickness, and a full-bodied, long finish. The tannin is sweet enough that the wine can be enjoyed now, but it should age gracefully for a decade or more." Robert Parker
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"The 2002 Shiraz Reserve is a pedal-to-the-metal, full-bodied red offering an aromatic explosion of melted chocolate, espresso roast, black currants, and sweet, toasty oak. Layered, pure, and powerful, it can be drunk now or cellared for 10-12 years." Robert Parker

"Mature-Ready to drink.An amazing, modern-styled wine. It boasts a dense purple color, a big, sweet nose of chocolate, espresso roast, blackberries, creme de cassis, Asian spices, and new saddle leather, full body, an opulent texture, and tremendous length." Robert Parker
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"Asphalt/melted road tar characteristics interwoven with blackberries, smoke, roasted herbs, and meat emerge from the dense purple-hued 2005 Shiraz. Aged 20 months in 80% French oak and 20% American, this is a seriously endowed, full-bodied, backward yet accessible offering to consume over the next 10-12 years." Robert Parker
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"Melted road tar goes well with red meat, or can be enjoyed on its own."

"Mature-Ready to drink"
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