Seppelt Mount Ida Heathcote Shiraz 2004

Saturday, Sep 30 2006 · Posted in Heathcote, shiraz et al 

By Gary Walsh

Seppelt Mount IdaBit of a kerfuffle regarding this wine of late with regards to retail allocations. Looks like it has all been sorted out now though. Messy messy messy. Anyway this is a new addition to the Seppelt family, and a good one, and also one that fits logically into the excellent Seppelt portfolio. They are all Victorian wines now you know.

Aromas of boysenberry/raspberry, black pepper, creamy spicy oak and a little licorice. Give it time in the glass and some mint/menthol characters emerge. On the medium to full bodied palate vibrant summer berry fruit, aniseed, pepper, spice and mint. Fairly firm tannins of the fine powdery kind.Tart acidity sends the wine off balance at the moment but this might sort itself out with further bottle age. Dry spicy finish.

Tasted : Sep06
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $49.99
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2008 - 2016
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3 Responses to “Seppelt Mount Ida Heathcote Shiraz 2004”

  1. yobbo on October 2nd, 2006 12:16 am

    This is still available at some Dans store for under $40!!! B Quick

  2. Brent on October 2nd, 2006 12:39 pm

    This wine perplexed me a bit. Everything seemed to be there, yet it didn’t grab me the way I thought it might. Was maybe expecting a ‘bigger’ wine. Tasted like it had been bottled about 3 minutes ago, and thus was very hard to form a definitive opinion.

    Possibly a subtle drawback of Seppelt’s new strategy of releasing their wines at a younger age….

  3. Gary Walsh on October 2nd, 2006 12:58 pm

    I’m largely (trying) to score it on potential. If the acid settles in it could be very good.
    GW

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