2019 Marius Symphony Shiraz

Highly Rated
Roger Pike's flagship Shiraz. One of the marvels of McLaren Vale.

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Description

The Symphony is the finest, richest, most powerful Shiraz from the middle section of the Marius vineyard in McLaren Vale.

This wine shows imperious strength. It's the kind of wine that booms out across the room thumping its fist, loudly proclaiming its place of origin. The rare red gravels on the Marius vineyard impart a quality to the grapes like no other site in Australia. Owner/proprietor Roger Pike does is coaxes this individual character into the glass with a deft touch.

If you want a wine that is going to look brilliant in 20+ years, this remarkable wine should be on your list for a number of reasons - not least of which is the incredible value it offers.

95 Points - "’ve tasted maybe 20 years worth of Marius Shiraz, and I like to think, in a very simple kind of way, that Marius and The Wine Front have been intertwined for near a similar amount of time. Roger did the hard work, we did the easy job of tasting the fruits of his labour. Seems like a fair deal. I sit here in my ivory tower, while he did all the hard graft, pruning in winter, picking in the heat of summer, making wine in a small shed in Willunga, pushing out some of the best McLaren Vale Shiraz in recent memory. It’s kind of humbling, not least for a man of egregious ego such as myself. Anyway, here’s the last wine to come from this special vineyard.

Ripe red fruits, a supple raspberry richness, cocoa and a little mint, a sweet earthy perfume. Plush, enveloping texture of melting cocoa, a lick of vanilla, but earthy sooty tannin pushes it long, boysenberry, a smattering of sweet dried herb, freshness, ironstone ‘mineral’ character, and a lavish finish of fine perfume and superb length. Great wine. An aria, leaving on a high note." Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

It is fairly simple.

To grow the best possible grapes in our vineyard and make the best possible wines from those grapes. Wines of integrity that showcase the character of our Shiraz and Mourvedre and our unique terroir. To let the vineyard speak.

Then to offer those wines at a price which represents outstanding value for money.

Finally, to bring a smile to your face when you taste them.

- Roger Pike

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 14%
Size 17
Vintage 2019
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For orders under this amount, delivery is calculated at checkout based on your postcode. You can order in any quantity or combination of wines you like. Straight dozens are not required.

We will dispatch your order the same or next business day.

Estimated delivery transit time varies depending on your location. Please review this page for specific estimates.

Sydney (Our Vans): If no one is home and there are no special delivery instructions our driver will try to call for instructions. If the driver believes there is a safe space to leave your wine they will do so if not, they will return the item to us and hold your order until further instruction from you. 

Melbourne (Anonymous Wine Freight): If no one is home and there are no special delivery instructions, the courier will try to call for instructions. If the driver believes there is a safe space to leave your wine they will do so. if not, they will return the item to their dispatch centre and hold until further instruction from you.

Australia Post: Australia Post will leave the parcel if they have been given authority to leave and it is deemed safe to do so. To give your Authority to Leave, please enter this in the 'SPECIAL REQUEST' box at checkout.

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  • Retrospective price-matching is available for 30 days after you have purchased from us.
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  • It is limited to a reasonable retail quantity.

We'll treat each price match request on its merit and reserve the right to refuse where we deem fit. For example, particularly rare wines, from non-trust-worthy vendors, in circumstances we deem illegitimate or if we feel our policy is being unfairly taken advantage of.

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We stock three different sized gift boxes (single, three bottle and six), all are available for purchase for a flat rate of $8. They look great and make an awesome impression.

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