Red_medium  

2005 Voyager Estate Shiraz

  • Region
    Margaret River
  • Country
    Australia
  • Price
    AUD $25-$35

  • Liquid Assets Assessment Summary

  • Summary note

    Lifted perfume. Black and blue fruits with light spices of pepper and anis evolving in time. Fruit sweet flavours. A light and lean mid-palate with the slightest of round curves perhaps from the Viognier. Lightly structured featuring light savoury spices. A clean finish with a hint of white pepper. Powdery tannins. A wine of high drinkability. Bonus points for the simple and seamless integration of elements. 94/100

  • Quality by palate position
    4 4 3 3
    Aroma Front Mid Palate Back Palate Aftertaste
    Quality by holistic factors
    4 4 3 3 5 2 5
    Ripeness Freshness Flavour Tannin Fault Freedom Complexity Integration
  • Score
    18.5/20
    94/100
    La_gold
    Liquid Assets
    Gold Quality

  • Wine Assessment Notes

  • Nose

    Lifted perfume but of a slightly confused and suspect aroma?

    I am thinking and searching for a wine fault but in retrospect attribute it to the 1% Viognier addition and the aroma is apricot kernel.

    I believe that Viognier disrupts the nose on a shiraz(syrah) and I tend to think, mistakenly, along the lines of dried orange fruits, that is the botrytis fungal infection – my style hangup only.

    Additionally, my negative reflex is from many past tasting experiences whereby poor shiraz fruit is bolstered or hidden with a dash of the Viognier.

    Black and blue fruits with some light spices pepper and anis evolve in time.

  • Palate

    Fruit sweet flavours.

    A light and lean mid-palate with the slightest of round curves perhaps from the Viognier. Looking like the cool climate shiraz that it is.

    Lightly structured featuring light savoury spices.

    A clean finish with a hint of white pepper.

    Powdery tannins building to a mild grippy-ness.

    A wine of high drinkability and by that I mean … swallow.

    Bonus points for the beautifully simple and seamless integration of all elements.

    This is a “wine trade whisper”; retailer folks actually buy and hide this one for themselves.

    Top value.