2001 Marquis Phillips Shiraz

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($13.99) had a bottle of this 3 weeks ago and was very impressed. pulled the cork and the aromas lept out of the bottle, screaming "this is SHIRAZ done right!" wasn't able to take notes, but will post those soon, since i went back and bought a case of this (at $11.89 per) -- and i bet many of you will do the same. when i heard that sparky marquis was making a shiraz at this price point i had to try it (being that i'm a HUGE fan of his henry's drive wines, especially the cab). i've heard that RP loved this new line, giving this shiraz and the sarah's blend (shiraz/cab) both 93 scores, and that he gave a 92 to the cab. (i prefered the shiraz to the blend; haven't tasted the cab yet). i don't know how many bottles sparky made of this stuff, but considering the price and quality (and now these darned high scores), you better go get yourself some soon. great juice for the dollar. they are drinking great now, and i'd guess they'll improve then hold for quite a while.