Monterra 2020 Elevage Series Shiraz (McLaren Vale) Rating and Review | Wine Enthusiast
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Monterra 2020 Elevage Series Shiraz (McLaren Vale)

Rating
89
Price
$35
Winery
Wine Type
Red
Alcohol
14.5%
Bottle Size
750 ml
Issue Date
3/1/2023
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This is a solid, cellar-worthy example McLaren Vale's powerful Shiraz style. The cork contributes a mustiness when first opened, but it doesn't obscure the plump blackberry and black-cherry fruit, mint and cracked-pepper aromas, and it blows off with time in glass or decanter. The palate is equally reticent, but harmonious, the fruit and spice flowing along a silky palate, tugged by powerful, peppery tannins. A savory spiced finish is long and satisfying. Drink now with a slab or protein or cellar to 2030. Christina Pickard

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All tastings reported in the Buying Guide are performed blind. Typically, products are tasted in peer-group flights of from 5-8 samples. Reviewers may know general information about a flight to provide context—vintage, variety or appellation—but never the producer or retail price of any given selection. When possible, products considered flawed or uncustomary are retasted.

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About The Scores

*Products deemed unacceptable (receving a rating below 80 points) are not reviewed.

98-100

Classic
The Pinnacle of quality

94-97

Superb
A great achievement

90-93

Excellent
Highly recommended

87-89

Very Good
Often good value; well recommended

83-86

Good
Suitable for everyday consumption, often good value

80-82

Acceptable
Can be employed


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