Ranked #7 of 18 2007 Shiraz from Pyrenees
90/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red-purple. Very ripe black fruits as well as red, and some almost jammy hints adding highlights. Palate is bright and attractively flavoured, although it dips in the middle. The line is slightly broken. Fine structure, fresh acidity in balance, young and needs more time.
Tasted: 13/09/2011
Drink: 2012 to 2028
94 Points Robert Parker
Equally good is the 2007 Moonambel Shiraz revealing a deep garnet color and very spicy / peppery aromas plus a nice undercurrent of hung meat and ripe blackberry. The palate is intense – very crisp and taut with a medium-high level of fine, chewy tannins, finishing very long. Enjoy now and drink through 2020+. Lastly, there’s a couple of amazing single vineyard Shiraz upcoming releases. David Jones informed me that these two wines are made in more of a ‘Burgundian’ method with a high proportion of lees used in the maturation and about 40% new oak.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. January, 2010
97 Points James Halliday
Brilliant crimson colour; a marvellous combination of elegance and intensity, the rippling red and black fruit flavours perfectly balanced by silky tannins and oak; extreme length and great balance. Drink to 2020.
James Halliday. June, 2021
RP 94 points: Equally good is the 2007 Moonambel Shiraz revealing a deep garnet color & very spicy / peppery aromas plus a nice undercurrent of hung meat & ripe blackberry. The palate is intense – very crisp & taut with a medium-high level of fine, chewy tannins, finishing very long. Enjoy now & drink through 2020+. Lastly, there’s a couple of amazing single vineyard Shiraz upcoming releases. David Jones informed me that these two wines are made in more of a ‘Burgundian’ method with a high proportion of lees used in the maturation & about 40% new oak.
94 points. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) June 2010 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown