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Chapel Hill The Vicar Shiraz 2012
An assertive, powerful McLaren Vale shiraz based around deeply flavoured dark fruit and supported by a firm, but elegant and polished spine of fine, minerally tannin. Its complex, pristine bouquet of violets, cracked black pepper, cassis, raspberries and fine-grained cedary oak is both concentrated and deeply layered. Long and impactful, with layers of intense, briary cassis, blackberry and dark plum flavours, chocolatey oak and graphite, it finishes with true balance and focus. Give it all the time you want.
Vintage
2012
Peak years to drink
2032 - 2042
Jeremy's score
95 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Chapel Hill The Vicar Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2021
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 80
An assertive, powerful McLaren Vale shiraz based around deeply flavoured dark fruit and supported by a firm, but elegant and polished spine of fine, minerally tannin. Its complex, pristine bouquet of violets, cracked black pepper, cassis, raspberries and fine-grained cedary oak is both concentrated and deeply layered. Long and impactful, with layers of intense, briary cassis, blackberry and dark plum flavours, chocolatey oak and graphite, it finishes with true balance and focus. Give it all the time you want.
Last Date Tasted: 18/03/2024
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2021
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95 | 18.8 | 2033-2041+  |
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2016
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94 | 18.5 | 2028-2036 |
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2014
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96 | 18.9 | 2034-2044 |
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2013
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93 | 18.2 | 2025-2033+  |
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2012
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95 | 18.8 | 2032-2042 |
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2010
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95 | 18.8 | 2030-2040 |
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2008
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94 | 18.3 | 2016-2020+  |
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2001
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89 | 16.9 | 2009-2013+ |
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Winery
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill is a very reliable and first-rate McLaren Vale maker of deeply layered and firmly structured red wines and lively, vivacious whites. The 2013 vintage reds fall into the more deeply ripened category and while they're never overcooked on the vine, I'd love to see them retain a little more brightness and intensity in the bottle.
Chief Executive(s):
Michael Fragos
Winemaker:
Michael Fragos, Bryn Richards
Viticulturist:
Rachel Steer
Production Dozen:
50000
Tonnes Processed:
800
White Wines
Red Wines
Bush Vine Grenache >Cabernet Sauvignon >House Block Shiraz >Road Block Shiraz >Shiraz >
Shiraz Grenache
The Devil Shiraz >The MV Bush Vine Grenache >The MV Mourvedre >The MV Shiraz >The Parson Cabernet Sauvignon >The Parson Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre >The Parson Shiraz >The Vicar Shiraz >il Vescovo Sangiovese Cabernet
il Vescovo Tempranillo
Address:
1 Chapel Hill Road , McLaren Vale , South Australia 5171 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 11am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
McLaren Vale
Telephone:
(08) 8323 8429
Facsimile:
(08) 8323 9245
Website:
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