Ranked #25 of 35 2002 Shiraz from Barossa Valley
92/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Medium dark red purple. Cedary toasty nose, with nicely handled oak. Lovely flavour, sweet berries but not overripe or overdone. Elegance yet it has lashings of tannin. Raspberry and peppermint, floral fragrant lifted and aromatic. Intense and savoury fruit at the same time. Good. Has a future. Drink to 2022.
Tasted: 16/06/2007
Drink: N/A
94 Points Robert Parker
Very deep garnet-purple colored with a touch of brick, 2002 Meshach still appears youthful on the nose with notes of blackberry and blueberry preserves plus underlying earth, licorice, game and Indian spice notes. Very crisp and taut on the full bodied palate, it has firm fine tannins, great flavor concentration and a long finish with some coffee and licorice notes coming through. It’s good to drink now, though it has a long life ahead and should cellar to 2023+.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. December, 2011
96 Points James Halliday
A glorious expression of a cool vintage shiraz with small berries and a long growing season; blackberry, spice and licorice, with fine, lingering tannins. Predominantly American oak for two years' maturation; 85-year-old vines. Multi-trophy winner. Cork. Drink to 2022.
Source: James Halliday. July, 2008
96 Points James Halliday
A glorious expression of a cool vintage shiraz with small berries and a long growing season; blackberry, spice and licorice, with fine, lingering tannins. Predominantly American oak for two years' maturation; 85-year-old vines. Multi trophy winner. Drink to 2022.
Source: James Halliday. April, 2007
"The 2002 Shiraz “Meshach” is the flagship of the winery. The fruit is from the oldest portion of the Filsell vineyard with vine age close to 100 years. It was aged in French and American oak for 20 months and given another 30 months of bottle age prior to release. It delivers a splendid bouquet of smoky oak, scorched earth, pencil lead, violets, bacon, and blueberry. It has outstanding depth, complexity, and gobs of flavor. It has enough structure to evolve for several years but can be enjoyed now. Grant Burge and Burge Family Winemakers have a familial but not philosophical connection. One is big, the other an artisanal, hands-on operation. Not that big is bad as this Grant Burge lineup demonstrated."
Robert Parker, eRobertParker.com # 173 Oct 2007