2005 Charles Cimicky Autograph Shiraz

Wine Advocate
"93 pts ... The 2005 Shiraz “Autograph” spent 17 months in 60% new American oak. The wine is a glass-coating purple with room-filling aromas of cedar, mocha, cocoa, blueberry, and black currant liqueur. This leads to a medium to full-bodied, opulent wine with layers of ripe black and blue fruits, soft tannins, and excellent length. Allow 4-6 years of evolution in the cellar and drink this well-made Shiraz through 2025. Founded in 1973, the winery is now run by Charles Cimicky who succeeded his father at the helm. Charles Cimicky has established a reputation for both high quality and excellent values." --10/07

James Halliday
"94 pts ... Slightly more developed hue than the Reserve; more spicy, and more light and shade in the flavoursome texture; a particularly long finish, oak in restraint. Drink through 2017." --10/07

Stephen Tanzer
"92 pts ... Cherry-cola and smoked meat on the nose, with suave baking spices adding energy. Tangy red and dark berry flavors are impressively precise, showing slow-building sweetness and no obvious tannins. Pure raspberry and cherry flavors linger on the long, sappy finish, betraying no warmth or excess fat. This is awfully inviting." --7/08

Technical Notes
"Charles Cimicky winery and vineyards are located 1 kilometer along the picturesque hermann Thumm Drive in Lyndoch, on the very fl oor of the Valley, surrounded by the beautiful Barossa Ranges. Apart from minor drip irrigation in January and February, the vines are dry grown, cover-cropped and organically fertilized. Fruit for Autograph comes from 45-year old estate vineyards in Lyndoch and Seppeltsfield. Aged 17 months in American oak, 60% new. 14.5% alc."