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History
Barossa winemaker Chris Ringland produces extremely small amounts of his shiraz - normally less than 80 cases a year. Made from 100-year-old, low-yielding, dry-grown vines, Chris Ringland Shiraz (formerly named Three Rivers Shiraz) is probably the single most difficult Aussie Shiraz to get hold of. Robert Parker Jr.: "Arguably the greatest Shiraz made in Australia, this viscous, black/purple-coloured wine represents the essence of both wine and Shiraz... Once past the explosive bouquet of creme de cassis, espresso, melted fudge, and graphite, the wine offers layers of unctuously-textured flavours crammed with blackberries, smoke, charcoal, and currants with a finish of 70+ seconds. It should prove to be immortal, lasting for 30-50 years, but sadly, there are only 100 cases of this 1996 vintage... Kudos to Chris Ringland for this ultimate Australian blockbuster Shiraz." 100/100 RPJr. 2001
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