Tim Adams Aberfeldy Shiraz
Clare Valley
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 14.9
An excellent Clare shiraz that opens with an earthy, faintly leathery bouquet of dark plums, berries and chocolate backed by suggestions of roasting meats and eastern spices. It's long, smooth and complete, delivering a sumptuous core of fiery black and red fruit and polished oak supported by firm, drying tannins, finishing almost savoury with lingering mineral and red licorice notes. Perhaps more suited to a burgundy bottle - which is meant as a compliment.
Last Date Tasted: 03/10/2023
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Cellar
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Drink Now
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Maybe Too Old
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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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2018
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96 | 19.1 | 2038-2048+  | |
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2015
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95 | 18.8 | 2027-2035+ | |
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2014
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89 | 16.8 | 2026-2034 | |
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2013
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93 | 18.2 | 2033-2043+ | |
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2012
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95 | 18.8 | 2024-2032+  | |
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2010
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96 | 19.0 | 2022-2030 | |
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2009
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95 | 18.7 | 2021-2029+ | |
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2008
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93 | 18.2 | 2016-2020+  | |
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2006
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93 | 18.0 | 2014-2018+ | |
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2005
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91 | 17.6 | 2013-2016+ | |
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2004
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95 | 18.8 | 2016-2024 | |
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2003
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95 | 18.8 | 2015-2023+ | |
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2002
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97 | 19.2 | 2014-2022 | |
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2001
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95 | 18.6 | 2013-2021 | |
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2000
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92 | 17.9 | 2008-2012+ | |
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1999
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95 | 18.8 | 2007-2011+ | |
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1998
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97 | 19.3 | 2010-2018+ | |
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1997
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91 | 17.6 | 2005-2009+ | |
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1996
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94 | 18.3 | 2008-2016 | |
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1995
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90 | 17.1 | 2007-2015 | |
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1994
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95 | 18.8 | 2006-2014+ | |
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1993
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87 | 16.3 | 1998-2001+ | |
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1992
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90 | 17.0 | 2004-2012 | |
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1991
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94 | 18.5 | 2003-2011+ | |
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1990
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91 | 17.4 | 2002-2010 | |
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1988
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90 | 17.1 | 2000-2008 |
Winery
Tim Adams
Tim Adams is one of the finest and most consistent of the Clare Valley's many wineries. The affordable prices and widespread availability of its wines do not give them the caché that scarcity or extreme cost often delivers regardless of quality. These are true enthusiasts' wines - they're carefully and professionally made from well-managed and low-yielding vineyards, and they exemplify the elegance, depth and purity of fruit that the Clare Valley is all about. Tim Adams and Pam Goldsack have bought wisely in the region and their sites provide them with an exceptionally diverse vineyard resource that enables them to explore differences between soil types and varieties. In my mind Tim Adams leads the pack with fiano in Australia, while the label is delivering exciting developments with shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and tempranillo. And still, years after I came across it, I still wonder how Tim Adams can deliver a genuine flagship red in the stellar Aberfeldy Shiraz for the price he does.
Chief Executive(s):
Tim Adams, Pam Goldsack
Winemaker:
Tim Adams, Joel Santos
Viticulturist:
Mick Plumridge
Production Dozen:
90000
Tonnes Processed:
1500
White Wines
Botrytis Affected Riesling
Botrytis Riesling
Botrytis Semillon
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Address:
156 Warenda Road , Clare , South Australia 5453 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, Mon - Fri 10.30am - 5pm, Weekends & Public Holidays 11am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Clare Valley
Telephone:
(08) 8842 2429
Facsimile:
(08) 8842 3550
Website:
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