Henry's Drive, Dead Letter Office, South Australia

Henry's Drive · South Australia › Australia

Red · Shiraz
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LWIN 1813160
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88 /100
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14
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93
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Taster #7148 · Sep 16, 2018
85/100
disappointing. perhaps I'm not a shiraz fan, but this one did not age gracefully. harsh, with no fruit left.
2008 vintage
Taster #9878 · May 27, 2018
90/100
This has come together beautifully. For a wine tha cost under US$15, it has it all. Lovely, complex nose of dark fruit, palate in harmony, and a pretty good finish. Sure, there are plenty of better wines but you won't find many this good at anything like this price. Only one bottle left and I'm tempted to give it a couple more years.
2008 vintage
Taster #8901 · Oct 28, 2016
91/100
i love it when a wine comes together. Big nose with some vanilla and cocoa. Tons of fruit still hanging around, like Grandma baked a cobbler. Drink up if you have more of this laying about.
2008 vintage
Taster #1869 · Aug 8, 2015
92/100
A deep inky purple. A rich nose of kirsch, tomato leaf, and mint. Really huge in the mouth, but soft and with some real elegance. Lots of fruit, but also has other subtle tastes of herbs and mocha woven in. There's oak, but fully integrated and provides the necessary backbone. Wish I had more than I do.
2008 vintage
Taster #8272 · Aug 4, 2015
90/100
The wine is unmistakably Aussie, with its big fruit profile and jammy nature, but it is also more driven by its structure and chewy mouth feel. The lack of heavy filtration really lends some great texture. The wine is drinking really well right now. Dry, medium acidity, medium+ body and alcohol and medium velvety tannins that travel right across the mid palate. The fruit is dark and brooding with notes of blueberry compote, blackberry and black cherry.
2008 vintage
Taster #4319 · Jan 10, 2015
90/100
Delightful nose , taste, and length
2008 vintage
Taster #2258 · Aug 26, 2013
87/100
Very smooth and well integrated. More fruity and less spice than typcial Shiraz.Very easy drinking but did not have a lasting finish with a kick.
2008 vintage
Taster #7054 · Apr 16, 2013
90/100
Deep purple, earth and spice nose, raspberry and cherry taste, nice balance and medium finish. Drinking very well today.
2008 vintage
Taster #5139 · Apr 15, 2013
86/100
Black cherry, nice example of a big fruit forward Aussie Shiraz
2008 vintage
Taster #2546 · Jan 14, 2013
89/100
Very dark ruby color; tart currant, bell pepper nose; tart currant, bell pepper palate; medium-plus finish
2008 vintage
Taster #1923 · Sep 21, 2012
80/100
nose: dark cab sauv like, plum, dark fruits. High alcohol content, black cherry, tobacco leaf, and red gummy bear. Taste: Nice cola, mocha taste. Some plum and blueberry. Medium body wine, with mellow tannine. Oaky and spike of alcohol. Cherry and cherry candy drop. Lacks a second half of the wine. Disappointing end game. Lacks depth.
2008 vintage
Taster #4119 · Sep 18, 2012
93/100
Plums. Black cherry. Well balanced. Enjoyed this wine immensely. Had it with stuffed peppers but would have been perfect with medium rare beef or lamb.
2008 vintage
Taster #8073 · Jul 21, 2012
84/100
Big dark fruit with a bit too much oak. Drinkable, but a little over the top.
2008 vintage
Taster #8073 · Jun 5, 2012
87/100
Dark fruit and oak. The oak blows off after a bit but still has a presence. Average, but decent. No secondary flavors, just dark berries. Would make a good late night wine.
2008 vintage