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Fu Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008

THE LAST STOCKS OF THE LEGENDARY 2008 FU SHIRAZ AND WE HAVE IT.

Don't Pay ^$300^.00 EACH

^$ 300.00 /bottle by the straight dozen

Single bottle price ^$300^.00

Customer reviews

4.72 out of 5 stars.

Why to buy:

RATED 95 POINTS ROBERT PARKERS WINE ADVOCATE
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER CWSA
3 TIME INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL WINNER
MULTI INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNER
MASSIVE SAVING OF $3000 A DOZEN
WILL CELLAR WELL FOR DECADES

Specifications:

Vintage:	2008
Source/Region:	Barossa Valley, South Australia
Grape Variety:	Shiraz
Cellaring:	Will cellar well for decades to come
Bottle Top:	Cork
Alcohol Content:	15.00
Standard Drinks:	8.90
Rating:	95

Tasting Notes:

Vibrant dark black ruby core with a bright purple red hue. An overload of aromas, chocolate and licorice spice jump out of the glass followed by intense dark cherry and blackberry all supported by lighter floral notes with hints of oak, white pepper, smoked meat and cedar. The palate in a word is bold there’s rich fruit up front which slaps you in the face. There is an array of chocolate, black berry and cassis with a great acidity which keeps the dense fruit impressively in balance. Dense and mouth filling the finish lingers for a long time with a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon spices. A big bold chunky style of Barossa Valley Shiraz the way it should be.

Technical:

This wine is sourced from a single old vine vineyard from what we consider one of the Barossa Valleys finest growers 2008 was one of the standout vintages of the last decade. An ideal vintage which gave us the benefit of perfectly, ripened fruit. The smooth flow of vintage allowed us to select specific fruit parcels and allowed us to define the wine as much in the vineyard as the winery. These grapes are brought into the winery and crushed into old vats where the fermentation is initiated by wild yeasts found on the grape skins. Careful extraction and short post fermentation maceration is followed by soft pressing. The wine is transferred into brand new oak barrels where the malolactic fermentation is completed before racking and maturation for 48 months in barrels. A careful assemblage and barrel selection is followed by minimal filtration and bottling.

Accolades & Awards:

Rated 95 Points (Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #212)

"Very deep garnet coloured with some bring in the rim and profoundly scented, the 2008 F.U Shiraz offers a complex nose of dried figs, mulberries, dates and Christmas pudding with suggestions of chocolate box, anise, sandalwood, vanille and potpourri. The palate reveals a well-balanced wine of massive proportions with tons of baking spice and dried fruit layers supported by a high level of chewy tannins and uplifting acid, finishing with epic persistence. Drink it now to 2022+." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown.

Rated 92 Points (Australian Wine Showcase Magazine)

"Fantastic colour, coupled with powerful, luscious aromas. Has solid varietal flavours with good freshness and nice long finish."

International Wine Show London

"Dairy, grilled meaty quality; savoury, fully developed. A mouth coating palate, finish won't quit!"

Rated 99 Points (Jay Miller - Wine Advocate)

"The 2004 F.U. Shiraz 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 then The Wine with a more forward personality, it has layers of flavour, savoury fruit, and enough silky tann to evolve for a decade. Drink it from 2014 to 2034."

The 2006 F.U. - Jay Miller from Wine Advocate gave it 96-99 Points but that was a barrel tasting. Looks like it sold for US$300 a bottle. I am guessing it came out of an investment portfolio here, and the usual outcome is that it's the investor who gets creamed so it probably is a good buy.

Double Gold

China Wine & Spirit Awards 2014

Gold

Concours Mondial 2014

San Francisco International Wine Competition 2014

AWC Vienna 2014

Awards

Award Winner China Wine and Spirit Awards Best Value 2014

Award Winner Syrah Du Monde 2014

Award Winner IWC London 2014

Reviews:

Fu Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008 is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 29.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Mark from Great body Fu is the best value of wine have personally sampled. Very smooth but with great complexity.

Date published: 2017-10-13

Rated 5 out of 5 by Demonsfan31 from Full bodied Full bodied and delicious. Naughty name but good fun.

Date published: 2017-02-16

Rated 5 out of 5 by Merv from Greatest Red on this planet I bought 6 originally and still have 3 left. They truly are only for the very best of occasions

Date published: 2017-01-30

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jfa50 from Great taste! I bought it first time it came to GWD, a couple of years ago. At that time I got 18 bottles, too few. We enjoyed every single bottle as some friends did too. When this year it came back, I did not doubt for a second and bought some more.

Date published: 2017-01-21

Rated 5 out of 5 by Dennis 17 from Superb drop. I continue to buy FU because when I drink it it is superb on the palate.

Date published: 2017-01-20

Rated 5 out of 5 by JD64 from 2008 FU Superb. Buying quality, aged wines is a thing of beauty.

Date published: 2017-01-19

Rated 5 out of 5 by DaveF from A superb wine! Words are somewhat inadequate to describe this classic of Barossa! Full on the nose, heavy on the front palate and as for the complexity on the after palate, well, words don't do it justice. A wine that certainly warrants its reputation.

Date published: 2017-01-19

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jackcm from Interesting This is the best Shiraz that I've ever tasted. Will buy again.

Date published: 2015-10-20

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