1998 Dalwhinnie Shiraz 750ml

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Overview

Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1998 is a mature Pyrenees Shiraz with impressive longevity. More than 25 years after vintage, Erin Larkin of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded it 95 points in 2024, describing a wine combining mineral finesse with powerful fruit and noting that it was in a great place for drinking.

Critic Reviews

95/100 — Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Tasted January 2024
“The 1998 Moonambel Shiraz leads with rocks and coffee grounds, graphite and resin, blood and tar. … The wine is mineral and fine yet has a surging upswell of fruit power. The gentle Bonox aromas translate eloquently in the mouth, giving this a very exciting, light/dark character. It's in a great place for drinking right now and is maturing nicely.”
Drinking Window: 2024–2040.

95/100 — Jeremy Oliver
Tasted January 2003
Drinking Window: 2006–2010.

93/100 — James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion
Tasted 07 March 2000
“Medium to full red-purple; the very rich bouquet has masses of ripe blood plum and pronounced spice, together with hints of vanilla. Sweet fruit carries right through from the start to the very finish of the complex flavour and structure of the palate.”
Published 30 June 2021

Specifications

• Vintage: 1998
• Producer: Dalwhinnie
• Wine: Moonambel Shiraz
• Grape Variety: Shiraz
• Region: Moonambel, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia
• Drinking Window: 2024–2040