Parker Brothers is a new entrant to the Barossa Valley wine scene, its first vintage being 2007. The brothers in question grew up in country South Australia and adopted the third member of their triumvirate, a Chinese gentleman, in 2006.
The 2008 Parker Brothers Shiraz is a bold and brooding wine, picked super-ripe and fermented to over 15.5% ABV. It is a big bruiser of a wine that wears its heart on its sleeve. The nose speaks of a warm Barossa Valley summer and maturation in new American oak barrels; fruit cake, prune, sweet vanilla, fig and leather.
This is the type of wine the Barossa Valley became renowned for in the 1980’s and 1990’s; big, rich, full throttle, embalmed in assertive American oak. Things have evolved in the past decade, with many different expressions of Shiraz, including some very polished, elegant and refined wines that belie their warm climate origin.
Parker Brothers Shiraz is very much in the big, warm and cuddly camp. It is a wine to snuggle down with on a cold winter’s evening alongside a rich, hearty braise. The oak is quite forward, which may not be to all tastes, and the alcohol is noticeably high. That said, lovers of traditional Barossa Shiraz will find a good amount of pleasure here.
2008 SHIRAZ
Producer: Parker Brothers
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2008
Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia
ABV: 15.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Format: 750ml
Retail price: N/a
Date tasted: 24 June 2012
Tasting Note:
Deep plum red. Bold nose, oak derived complexity, cinnamon, clove, allspice, vanilla, coconut, fig and dark plums, floral notes. Rich, full bodied, plenty of sweet and creamy American oak, which rather overpowers the fruit. Dominant character is of fruit cake. At this point in time, not as interesting on the palate as the nose. Warm alcohol on the finish. One for lovers of full throttle, oaky Barossa Shiraz.
Score: 15.5/20
The 2008 Parker Brothers Shiraz is a bold and brooding wine, picked super-ripe and fermented to over 15.5% ABV. It is a big bruiser of a wine that wears its heart on its sleeve. The nose speaks of a warm Barossa Valley summer and maturation in new American oak barrels; fruit cake, prune, sweet vanilla, fig and leather.
This is the type of wine the Barossa Valley became renowned for in the 1980’s and 1990’s; big, rich, full throttle, embalmed in assertive American oak. Things have evolved in the past decade, with many different expressions of Shiraz, including some very polished, elegant and refined wines that belie their warm climate origin.
Parker Brothers Shiraz is very much in the big, warm and cuddly camp. It is a wine to snuggle down with on a cold winter’s evening alongside a rich, hearty braise. The oak is quite forward, which may not be to all tastes, and the alcohol is noticeably high. That said, lovers of traditional Barossa Shiraz will find a good amount of pleasure here.
2008 SHIRAZ Producer: Parker Brothers
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2008
Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia
ABV: 15.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Format: 750ml
Retail price: N/a
Date tasted: 24 June 2012
Tasting Note:
Deep plum red. Bold nose, oak derived complexity, cinnamon, clove, allspice, vanilla, coconut, fig and dark plums, floral notes. Rich, full bodied, plenty of sweet and creamy American oak, which rather overpowers the fruit. Dominant character is of fruit cake. At this point in time, not as interesting on the palate as the nose. Warm alcohol on the finish. One for lovers of full throttle, oaky Barossa Shiraz.
Score: 15.5/20
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