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$298.98Suggested Retail Price
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210.00Best Price On The Web
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This wine is 100% Shiraz from Barossa Valley in Australia. The ABV is 16.3%.
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| Rating: | 99 Points - The Wine Advocate | Size: | 750ML |
| Region: | N/A | Country: | N/A |
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"The 2004 F.U. Shiraz (200 cases [12 bottles per case]) is similarly brooding and liqueur-like. It spent 30 months in new French oak hogsheads and offers a compelling bouquet of toasty oak, pencil lead, mineral, blueberry, and blackberry. Lighter on its feet than The Wine with a more forward personality, it has layers of flavor, savory fruit, and enough silky tannin to evolve for a decade. Drink it from 2014 to 2034." -99 points- Jay Miller- Wine Advocate
CHRIS RINGLAND'S TASTING NOTES:
"FU is one of four barrel blends, assembled from the five parcels of wine created each vintage for this ultra premium, individual vineyard Barossa Shiraz program. In 2004, the FU selection resulted in a 200 case [12 bottles per case] blend."
"The R winemakers evaluate all of the barrels blind, so as not to be influenced by preferences for a particular barrel cooperage in the program, or the conclusions from previous tastings of the barrels. With the FU selections, we are looking for wines, which display an open expression. The fruit profile is readily identifiable and the oak overlay is rich with notes of Cedar, Molasses, Smoke, Blackberry jam and minerals." -Chris Ringland, winemaker
MORE ON THE WINE:
"This is the real deal - seriously the ultimate expression of Shiraz. The fruit for 'FU' is the sourced from the 5 best vineyard parcels from the Ebenezer vineyard with no less than 5 passes throughout harvest! Chris Ringland believes the 80-year-old parcel of Adrian Hoffman's Ebenezer Vineyard might be the finest in Australia. For those of you who know Shiraz, Ebenenzer vineyard is the source for Penfolds Grange and several other top wines from Australia." -Dan Philips
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"What is 'fu'?
A big decoration bearing Chinese character "Fu", meaning blessing or good fortune, is suspended in a shopping center in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 15, 2006. When it comes to the Chinese lunar New Year big, red Chinese characters of fu (which means happiness and blessings) are posted outside each house whether in the bustling cities or remote villages. So what is fu? Several interpretations can be given.
Fu is being affluent.
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Fu is having wine.
KingPhat, I missed that offer and it kills me.
@ MikeL. How much did you pay for that Dd’A?
“enjoying” a really boring 05 grimaldi dolcetto d’alba that gv rated 91 a couple years ago. i cringe every time i swallow. i need less wine like this in my cupboard…
@ Green Pea. A big Illini Booyah to you in the Buckeye State. Given that I was Math 760 Verbal 460 on the SAT, I needed to look up the defintion of Vayniacs A crazed, group of dedicated, wine-loving individuals whose day is defined by the visual consumption of their daily fix. Sounds perfect. LOL. @Kingphat. I hope this Burgess Cab 1995 outbreak does develop into Havens B mania II. Some are still in the denial and/or healing process from buying a 90 point wine at $20.00. I have room in my wine cellar for the perfect Napa wine from CW. 20 minutes and waiting.
Enjoying a 1995 Burgess cab I got from the “other site” for 25 bones. Holy bejesus! Cindy I’m primed for an awesome offer tonight! Bring on the thunder!
Thin Man: Nope, this was the Hampton Vineyard Syrah from Epiphany Cellars. Not the Revelation. I’m actually drinking a 2007 Rancho Napa from the Phoenix Vineyards now.. tasting thick leather and eucalyptus, two qualities not even mentioned in the tasting note i found on it… (damn ‘faulty’ palate! lol)
Maybe a 2006 Double Diamond??? I love to see that Lede Cab, but given the lack of visiblity for the 2006 Stags Leap during the secret pack, I doubt it.
@wineknurd….No problem, great to meet the NCCindies as my wife calls the group.
Anyone else notice the ominous “Napa hits Cinderella” this Friday icon on the WL site? Care to start throwing out guesses?
My ability to distinguish between manures may be tainted. I got pig poo and Bsal got mule crap. This is hysterical. If the exchange of the dung water does take place I’m flying in from Ohio. Someone has to referee this conundrum right? I can see it now as described by Brooks as a Spartacus moment. 300 Vayniacs on a mission to claim they are the “chosen one” (Thin Man). After a long Monday at work this is just what I needed.
@ D Rod. Just got my 3 bottles of the Haven’s Burriquot and soon hope to make sweet love to them.
Also, got some of the NC CW crew together last Fri night and we tasted that Austrian Smargard Rielsing. It was kerosene right out of the bottle but after an hour it mellowed out into some nice green apple flavors. Overall not my cup of Riesling but you need to taste it for yourself. Props to JohnR for providing the bottle!
Re Havens Syrah: I actually thought it is an excellent Syrah in the below $25 domain. And you can drink it right out of the bottle without decanting…
@RonDarling The Vincent Aroyo port is a Petite Syrah port.
VA only sells from their winery and don’t go through distribution. Right now I know they are sold out of the 2007 port. I don’t do the port but am always trying to get their Rattlesnake Acres PS which is hard to get. They do currently have a limited amount of one of their other Petite Syrahs though. Well worth a try IMHO.
@adamp. Was that the Revelation 06 you’re talking about from Epiphany Cellars because if it is I did buy 3 bottles of that from WL have not had it yet, but it does sound promising, a friend asked me to give it a try he claimed I was drinking too many Aussie shiraz wines and to give USA a chance so I did. I will post my feelings on the wine. @ D-Rod, man you’re oK in my book any one who cares to recall knows you never said Bourriquot was the wine to end all wines. I am the one based mostly on QPR made it my 2009 wine of the year and I am not sorry, so why should you be.
Regarding Bourriquot, I picked up huge amount of vanilla both on smell and palate (well intergrated though).
Did anyone else feel that way?
D-Rod I agree with Mr Kite, I drink a lot of Spanish wines, not too big on Cab Frac, but when it was driven home to me by you and Uncle Albert about the QPR Havens represented. I remember reading one of UA’s segments on QPR where he listed a bunch of wines ranging from $14-$50, I bought the Havens B and the 2005 El Puntido based on his recommendation which was based on QPR. Since that initial purchase I picked up more of both I’m gald I did because I really like them both. I thank you D-Rod, because of you and UA I became a Bourriquot Slut.
I tried the Haven’s Syrah the other day. I thought it was pretty nice, but I had a syrah from santa barbara that i liked even better. Any of you try the Ephiphany Syrah Hampton Vineyard? Not very expensive, but two bottles later, me and 3 others were raving about it.
I agree with Mr. Kite. No one should feel at all sorry for posting their thoughts about any wine they try. That was never my point. The chatter on B caused me to try one of the bottles I had in my cellar. Had I not done that, I wouldn’t have purchased an additional six before the final sellout.
@D-Rod. Don’t be silly what do you have to be sorry about, if it were not for people like you and Uncle Albert I would have never known about this wine. It is $20 for God’s sake what can you get for $20. I thank you, and Uncle Albert If you’re up and about I thank you too. Not every one will agree 100% on matters of taste, but I do believe I read posts from a lot of satisfied people here. You do not have to be sorry at all. If this beauty was available now at $35 I would be in for more.
I’m sorry some people feel disappointed with the Bourriquot. But to be fair, I personally made clear that it was NOT the “best wine EVERRR”, but an extremely good value at $20. In fact I thought it was a good value at 34, so naturally I was pretty pumped and picked up a case at $20. I can only say how I feel about a wine and give you a general sense of whether you might enjoy it as well. So I guess the moral of the story is to trust your own palate and be careful wines that others hype up to the nth degree.
@philport- I can’t believe someone other then me likes the Souverain Dessert Syrah, it is a beautiful drink. By the way Souverain makes a kick ass Cab, 2005 was so nice.
I’ll second that: BSC??
costello. BSC (Bourriquot Sluts Club) with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
I found the reference for you wine sluts.
What I’ve discovered is those wineries that make a desert wine/port, only make a very small amount and is usually sold at the winery only. The odds of the winery needing to move these is very slim plus there probably isn’t enough to make it worth while to discount sites. Shafer makes a very good cab port and it’s winery only. Sovereign makes a good Syrah port.
BSC?
The Havens B. seemed just ok to me. I’m into the big cali cabs, and this was in that neighborhood. The Black and Blue Havens was another story. The first bottle I had was way over the top fruity bomb. The second one was better but I think more than anything it’s a state of mind or time of day thing. Sometimes you feel like a fruit bomb and sometimes you look for another bottle to open for a melower balance.
Borriouot was a “Fantastic buy” at $35 when I purchased my first bottle, opinion of a humble BSC member. I never read a single post by the fans of this wine misleading people or hyping this wine so as to make anyone believe that IT was a collectible, just a damn good wine, still young but damn good. Actually it was my wine of the year given the criteria I listed when I declared/posted this wine as my wine of the year. Good day to you.
@ThinMan, I did not intend to offend and there is certainly no need to pull out the scare quotes. I was simply rewording comments posted here by self-professed BSC members. It is an excellent wine at the price, but not earth shattering. I simply feel this one is more hit and miss with different people’s palates than most wines.
Hey GV and others-
What do you think of Ports coming from Napa Valley area. I absolutely love the ones from Schweiger Vineyards and Vincent Arroyo. It looks like WL or Cindy never offers these.
@DrB. Yes it is highly “taste specific” it specifically suits my taste and I am somewhat of a regular here, did I just “Hype” this wine? It is a “Fantastic buy @ $20″ Did you just “Hype” this wine?
regarding the Havens B, I find it highly taste specific. While I appreciate its distinctive nose and singular taste, I can completely understand how some would be put off by it. The unpleasant descriptions posted here by a few sound to me like reasonable interpretations of the nose and palate. I don’t think those are bad bottles. The chatter here has at times made this wine sound wondrous. I would classify it as a fantastic buy @$20, but caution anyone thinking they are sitting on some high end collectible. It is a fine wine, but the hype here is from a few very (overly?) enthusiastic regular posters.