Marius SymposiumRoger Voudouris released his smash hit single ‘Get Used To It’ at the close of the 1970’s. He was a one hit wonder but Roger Pike of Marius Wines is a hit machine. His 2004 releases of Simpatico and Symphony were chart topping poptastic wines. Winorama has the first pressing of the 2005 Symposium and it enters our charts at number 95 with a (licorice) bullet. The A side is Shiraz and the B side is Mataro. 50/50. This will get high rotation at our house so I had better ‘Get used to it’.

Aromas of blackberry/boysenberry/blueberry, spice, earth, black licorice, cocoa and vanilla. On the full bodied palate there’s a flood of sweet black and blue berry fruit, spice and more earthy savoury black olive flavours. Suprisingly ripe mouthcoating tannins considering the high mourvedre content. A deliciously warm ride right through to the extended finish. I think there is a huge amount of development potential in this wine - especially when the mourvedre starts to break on through to the other side. Make sure you decant this for a couple of hours if you need to do one now.

Rated : 95 Points
Tasted : Aug06
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $30
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2007 - 2015+
Source : Winery Sample
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