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Mollydooker Carnival of Love Shiraz 2005: ‘Surprisingly’ good drinking Seven Years On!

Posted on February 16, 2012 | By merrill@cellarit.com
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The reasons for America’s fading love affair with Australian wines in recent years have been much discussed. At the bottom end, the predominance of the so-called ‘critter’ brands unfairly created an image of Australian wine as cheap and cheerful. And …

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Aussie Wine Icons: Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah

Posted on July 23, 2011 | By merrill@cellarit.com
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You don’t usually hear “big” and “graceful” in the same sentence when reading a review of a McLaren Vale shiraz, but here’s the Wine Spectator’s opinion of the 2006 Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah: A big wine, but amazingly supple, graceful …

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