Another great red from the multi-award winning Thorn-Clarke fold. Jammy berry flavours, fruitcake spice and juicy richness roll into toasty wood flavours and soft round tannin. It’s big and bright, plump and fleshy, all things we love in a Barossa Valley Shiraz. Open a bottle over an eggplant lasagne, roast lamb, or a hearty steak.
Tasting Note
AromaAromas of ripe plums, cherries and earth with subtle notes of vanilla and cloves.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeShiraz/Syrah
MaturationPressing then occurs approximately seven days after crushing and the wine is then put into French oak for maturation for up to 12 months.
Oaked4
PalateThe aromas follow through onto the palate with a fruit focus, subtle oak notes and soft, rounded tannins. The wine walks the line between medium and full bodied with a plush mouthfeel.
VarietalV_SHIRAZ
VinificationThe grapes are crushed and de-stemmed into fermenters. Yeast is added immediately once in fermenter and the ferments are pumped over twice daily to maximise colour, tannin and flavour extraction. Cooling is used to ensure ferment temperatures remain in the 22-25 degree Celsius range which will allow the fruit to display maximum fruit expression.
RegionBarossa Valley - SA
Region CodeDSABAROSSA
Region NotesBarossa Valley
StateS_SA
Subregion
WinemakerHelen McCarthy
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Campbell Mattinson
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90
2019/05/05
The Wine Front, 5 May, 2019
Blueberry, rapsberry, anise and black pepper flavours churn through the palate. It’s a very pleasant wine, boasting both freshness and (just enough) grunt. Good value, just into 90 point territory.
Halliday Top Value 2019
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94
2019/01/07
James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion, 7 January, 2019
If you think the flavours and texture of this wine more akin to the Eden Valley than the Barossa Valley, you're probably right - three of the four estate vineyards are in the Eden Valley, on in the Barossa Valley. The scented pepper, spice and black cherry of the wine provide a lightness of foot to the medium-bodied palate, balance following the same line. Value+.
John Fordham
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0
2018/10/17
Sunday Telegraph, 14 October 2018
Sumptuous expression of Barossa Valley shiraz, its flavour, texture and balance in absolute sync, thanks to winemaker Peter Kelly's ability to merge the variety's rich qualities and characters in such commanding fashion. Deep, peppery fruit flavours roll easily in tandem with soft tannins and enduring oak.
James Suckling
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0
2019/06/28
jamessuckling.com, 28 June, 2019
A bright, light and plump, red-berry style with fresh raspberries. Drink now.
John Fordham
0
0
2018/10/17
Sunday Telegraph, 14 October 2018
Sumptuous expression of Barossa Valley shiraz, its flavour, texture and balance in absolute sync, thanks to winemaker Peter Kelly's ability to merge the variety's rich qualities and characters in such commanding fashion. Deep, peppery fruit flavours roll easily in tandem with soft tannins and enduring oak.
James Suckling
0
0
2019/06/28
jamessuckling.com, 28 June, 2019
A bright, light and plump, red-berry style with fresh raspberries. Drink now.
Toni Paterson MW
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0
2019/02/17
The Real Review, 18 February, 2019
Good colour density. An attractive aroma with red fruit and confectionary notes. The palate is sweet-fruited and gently-textured with crushed herb undertones.
The Best Wines of 2018
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0
2019/01/01
Winestate Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019
Attractive lifted perfumed fruit fragrances and ripe rounded palate that has great flavour persistence, complexity and interest.
Raymond Chan
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0
2018/10/21
Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, 22 October 2018
Full, very dark, deep, black-hued purple-red colour, youthful in appearance. The nose is softly full with rich aromas of blackberries and black plums interwoven with a little minerally reduction, unfolding some spice, liquorice and pepper elements. Full-bodied, the palate is soft, open and accessible with sweet fruit flavours of dark raspberries and blackberries with notes of plums and a little liquorice and eucalypt. The reductive elements are integrated and the palate has a plush mouthfeel, with some underlying alcohol drive. The tannins are soft and rounded, and the acidity integrated, lending a smooth, easy mouthfeel. This is a soft, plush, open and sweet-fruited Shiraz with dark raspberry, plum and peppery flavours, a hint eucalypt with supple tannins and a little alcohol drive. Serve with grilled and roasted red meats over the next 3+ years. 17/20 Points.
