The Eye of Ra is een fabelachtige expressie van Barossa Valley Shiraz. In minieme oplage gemaakt en individueel verpakt in een zeer fraaie zwarte houten kist. Volgens Ben Glaetzer de beste wijn die hij ooit heeft gemaakt...
"It shows the 2018 vintage off to its best effect" Robert Parker
Elke wijnmaker streeft ernaar om de perfecte wijn te maken, aldus Ben Glaetzer, maar hij krijgt zelden de gelegenheid om dat streven te verwezenlijken. In 2016 zag Ben die gelegenheid voor het eerst en bracht hij het beste fruit uit dat jaar separaat op fles. In 2018 herhaalde hij dat kunststuk. The Eye of Ra was geboren, een fabelachtige expressie van Barossa Valley Shiraz. In minieme oplage gemaakt en individueel verpakt in een zeer fraaie zwarte houten kist. Volgens Ben Glaetzer de beste wijn die hij ooit heeft gemaakt en daar is werkelijk geen woord van gelogen.
"The 2018 The Eye of Ra Shiraz is wildly aromatic: blood plum, pastrami, cracked peppercorns, clove bud, mountain herbs (alpine mint?), boysenberry, blackberry (actually, every black berry you can name), dark chocolate, squid ink, blueberry, resin and char. In the mouth, the wine is velvety and concentrated, with a surprising amount of detail embedded and embossed into the folds of tannin that shape the wine. This is very big, make no mistake, but also balanced between its sweet and savory sides. A galaxy of complexity exists in this glass. It shows the 2018 vintage off to its best effect: ripe, dense, concentrated, fresh and beguiling. Super good. This is a superstar." (Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98/100)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 98/100 punten The 2018 The Eye of Ra Shiraz is wildly aromatic: blood plum, pastrami, cracked peppercorns, clove bud, mountain herbs (alpine mint?), boysenberry, blackberry (actually, every black berry you can name), dark chocolate, squid ink, blueberry, resin and char. In the mouth, the wine is velvety and concentrated, with a surprising amount of detail embedded and embossed into the folds of tannin that shape the wine. This is very big, make no mistake, but also balanced between its sweet and savory sides. A galaxy of complexity exists in this glass. It shows the 2018 vintage off to its best effect: ripe, dense, concentrated, fresh and beguiling. Super good. This is a superstar.
Matthew Jukes 19.5+/20 punten The volume of fruit is staggering, but its delivery is incrediblymeasuredand even, andthis is the trick. Rã is not a monster wine but a monstrously long wine. …Whilethis icon wine has aniconic flavour, I must urgeyoutoseekit out. Imagineall of Ben’sexperienceandskill in justonebottle – Rã is it.