Nicholas Cotton

10

With Jay and Ted — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of 69% Shiraz, 16% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from McLaren Vale, deep Ruby color with aromas of berry fruits and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with notes of vanilla, spice, licorice and tobacco. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, sweet spice and earthy notes. — 9 months ago

AEL

9.0

So this one's not for the faint of heart. Extremely ripe style, heavy dark berries with a green note in there. Viscous and granular on the palate. Reminds me of Mollydooker. Unsubtle, but good stuff. — a year ago

Kristi T

10

Surprisingly pleasant and fun. Had it twice and drank it down both times. Cooled it a bit first. — 4 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Winner of the night from the Legend Imports wine dinner at Peasant featuring a variety of beautiful wines from Australia that are not mollydooker penfolds or yellowtail.

This wine was described as Australian Montrachet and boy was that right. Anyone tasting blind would’ve picked burgundy.

Delicious. — 4 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2000 Vintage. 14.5% Alcohol. Winemakers Sparky and Sarah Marquis before they started their own Mollydooker brand. Still hanging in with great fruit and bouquet. Lovely and bringing back memories of our vacation in the McLaren Vale area. — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Infanticide. Tasty, tasty infanticide. Even though the acidity here was huge, and this wine was tightly coiled, you can tell a sign of excellent things to come. The nose is dried herb, Asian pear, mango. Entry is acidic, salinity, herbal, limestone. Fruit showed in the middle after the tongue stopped burning. Pear, kiwi, guava. Finishes rather restricted. Good balance. Structure is there. This needs about 2 years in bottle but I recorked the second half to slow ox.... Day 2: ... :Shock: now I think I'm gonna do the Mollydooker shake and slow ox to all of these younger Aubert. What a difference. Nose is much more tropical. Dense. Notes were pretty much the same, but very present. Acidity in check. Wonderful finish. Hint of oak in the finish. Glad I saved 2/3 of the wine for day 2! Now I see why they recommend double decanting! And I would add a 24 hour slow ox to that! — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Dark Ruby color with aromas of ripe berry fruit and herb spice aromas. On the palate flavors of ripe cherry and blackberry with leather and tobacco notes. Dusty tannins, medium+ finish ending with toasty herb mineral spice. — 8 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep, dark Ruby color with a fruity nose and tons of ripe berries with oaky notes. Jammy big and bold blackberry flavors with some spice, cacao, cedar and leather notes with nice mouthfeel. Big fine tannins with berry fruit carried over to the finish with oak and sweet spice. Nice! — 9 months ago

Elle Scorcho

9.2

Smoke, tar, licorice, ripe berries, plum, subtle cinnamon sticks, and mocha throughout. Thin bodied and light, but so flavorful. — a year ago

Paul J

9.1

Birthday Dinner! Classic Aussie Shiraz. Bold dark fruit with hints of vanilla, spice, and oak. Huge wine! Resembles the Mollydooker The Boxer. — 4 years ago

with Brooke

Barry Shailes

10

First course at Champlain, QC — 4 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

Big brambly black and blue fruits with tobacco and eucalyptus. Almost reminds me of a Mollydooker wine especially with the 15.3 abv. — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

For a 2016 Spoto, this one did well. Of course, opening and Mollydooker shaking this one 7 hours beforehand likely did this one extremely well. Youthful black cherry, blackberry and dried herb. Middle and finish still has oak influence which is quite substantial. Really nice wine which will age nicely. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Dark Ruby color with aromas of berry fruit with earthy spice tones. On the palate cherry and blackberry flavors with pepper spice, tobacco and cacao on fine dusty tannins. Medium+ finish, nice mouthfeel, ending with fruit and an oak mineral character. — 9 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Dark purple/black color. Aromas of cooked black fruit, violets and Asian spices. Blackberry compote, huckleberry, blueberry jam and black plum fruit flavors along with notes of chocolate, black licorice, basil, tobacco, coffee and vanilla. Hint of saline on the long and drawn out finish. High, but not obvious, alcohol (16%). Velvety texture and tannin structure. Plush, bold and powerful. Thanks for sharing, James W. — a year ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Catching up on old notes. Drank this magnum with extended family on Christmas Eve. A rich ripe full bodied style showing plum and chocolate. Two Hands seems like one of those labels like Mollydooker which are better known in the USA than in Australia. — 4 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.8

The 2018 Mollydooker ‘The Velvet Glove’ Shiraz is a utterly sensational bottling that rivals any wine of its kind. Aged in all new American oak, this shows a gorgeous bouquet from blueberry pie to espresso grounds, graphite and toasty oak tones that all impress. The palate is deep and utterly seamless. A massive core of blue and dark fruits collide with white pepper, minerals, firm tannins and a light dusting of salinity. While obviously big, this has a weightless quality and wonderful verve. Wonderful to enjoy now, this outstanding Shiraz will provide drinking enjoyment for at least another fifteen years. But why wait? Drink 2021-2038- 98 — 5 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Big, bold black fruit,smoke, clove, and mint. Very good and not for the faint of heart. Think Mollydooker but from Spain. Recommend with a nice, hearty steak. — 6 years ago

Clive McNish

9.2

High powered juice but silky smooth and highly aromatic. Cherries, blueberries and spice. Rich and dark in the glass, the high alcohol is nicely balanced and this reminds me of Velvet Glove from Mollydooker, but you get three for the price of one with this Paso Robles Syrah. — 7 years ago