Lot 159
Mitolo, Savitar Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2004
Quantity: 6, 75cl
Duty Status: Duty paid
Estimate: £160 - 200
Description
Mitolo, Savitar Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2004
Levels IN, excellent appearance. Bordering on perfection is the 2004 Shiraz Savitar. Made from 30- to 50-year-old vines, and aged 18 months in 100% new French hogsheads as well as smaller barriques, it boasts an opaque purple color, and an extraordinary nose of acacia flowers, blueberries, raspberries, and blacker fruits, melted licorice, and graphite. It possesses amazing intensity, great equilibrium, a fabulous, multi-layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. This extraordinary Shiraz should prove to be one of the legends of southern Australia's great 2004 vintage. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. Tasted October 2005. robertparker.com
This lot forms part of a private family collection with an enthusiasm for every corner of the wine-making world. Purchased through various reputable auction houses and UK wine merchants, the wine was stored in a meticulously organised country house cellar prior to removal for this sale. Now lying at LCB Vinotheque.
Duty Status: Duty paid
Packaging: Original Cardboard Case
Wine colour: Red
Wine type: Still
Country / Region: Australia, South Australia
Classification: GI
Critic ratings: 98/100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
Description
Mitolo, Savitar Shiraz, McLaren Vale, 2004
Levels IN, excellent appearance. Bordering on perfection is the 2004 Shiraz Savitar. Made from 30- to 50-year-old vines, and aged 18 months in 100% new French hogsheads as well as smaller barriques, it boasts an opaque purple color, and an extraordinary nose of acacia flowers, blueberries, raspberries, and blacker fruits, melted licorice, and graphite. It possesses amazing intensity, great equilibrium, a fabulous, multi-layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. This extraordinary Shiraz should prove to be one of the legends of southern Australia's great 2004 vintage. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. Tasted October 2005. robertparker.com
This lot forms part of a private family collection with an enthusiasm for every corner of the wine-making world. Purchased through various reputable auction houses and UK wine merchants, the wine was stored in a meticulously organised country house cellar prior to removal for this sale. Now lying at LCB Vinotheque.
Duty Status: Duty paid
Packaging: Original Cardboard Case
Wine colour: Red
Wine type: Still
Country / Region: Australia, South Australia
Classification: GI
Critic ratings: 98/100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
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