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FOR THE RECORD

We are talking about dry red table wines here!

The Honour roll of Victorian wines in the Parker system is topped by three perfect 100pt wines, ALL fortifieds!
They must be listed and acknowledged.

Again for the record, Parker lists 520 Victorian wines, and, there are five 99pt wines and two 98pt wines.

Again, with the exception of the Wild Duck Creek Duck Muck 1997 at 99pts and the Tatiarra Caravan of Dreams Pressings Shiraz 2004 at 98pts, they are ALL fortified. (a story on the subject of the top Aus fortified soon)

Victorian Parker Points Roll of Honour

R L Buller Calliope Rare Tokay 100pts
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rare Muscadelle (Tokay) 100pts
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rare Muscat 100pts

Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Special Tokay 99pts
R L Buller Tokay Calliope 99pts
R L Buller Muscat Calliope 99pts
Campbells Rare Muscat Merchant Prince 99pts
Wild Duck Creek Shiraz Duck Muck 1997 99pts

Tatiarra Caravan of Dreams Shiraz 2004 98pts
Campbells Isabella Rare Rutherglen Tokay 98pts
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Special Muscat 98pts
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Grand Muscadelle (Tokay) 98pts

Clearly, the best ever dry red table wine Victoria has ever produced (according to the Parker system).
Is the 99pt Wild Duck Creek Duck Muck 1997.

Here is what Mr Parker had to say…

Sadly, only 70 cases of the terrific 1997 Shiraz Duck Muck (15% alcohol) were produced. Made from 1.3 tons of fruit per acre from a relatively young (15 years) vineyard, there is no doubting the extraordinary character and personality winemaker David Anderson has constructed. My tasting notes begin with the words "great stuff." Opaque black purple-colored, with a viscosity resembling vintage port, this thick, chewy Shiraz exhibits a panorama of black fruits intermixed with licorice, tar, roasted herbs, and sweet oak. The acidity and tannin appear to be missing because of the wine's wealth of fruit, glycerin, and extract. It is a surreal, other-worldly style of Shiraz that needs to be sipped rather than gulped given its power and intensity. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025 Robert Parker Wine Advocate #127 Oct 2000

We are desperately looking for some bottles of Duck Muck 1997 to list in the May Auction.

David Anderson from Wild Duck Creek, couldn’t help. In fact he want some back for his museum cellar.

If you have some Duck Muck for sale let me know. Click here to send me an email. Don’t be selfish, spread the joy, let someone willing to pay the price ($600-800 a bottle?) enjoy Victorias best ever dry red table wine!