Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Austrailia
Year: 2018
Price: $21.95
Winery Review: 91 points – Josh Raynolds: “Opaque ruby. Smoke-accented aromas of ripe dark berries, pungent flowers and vanilla, along with a hint of white pepper that adds spicy lift. Concentrated, expansive cherry liqueur, blackberry and fruitcake flavors become more energetic as the wine opens up. Round, well-knit tannins frame the appealingly sweet finish, which hangs on with impressive, dark fruit-dominated persistence.”
Wine Folly: pg 202 "Austrailia" - Apparently Shiraz is just an Australian invented word for syrah that comes from Australia. pg 172 "Syrah" - This wine I would agree has the "rich, powerful" aspects listed in the book's description.
Personal Review: Very smokey on the nose. Smokey and oaky with a finish of berries on nose. Tastes even stronger than it smells! Very big full-bodied wine! Lots of tannins. Woody and dry with oak and smoke and berry on the finish. Pepper notes as well. These were also mentioned in the book. Big Big Big flavor very tannic. I kinda liked it but it was a lot to take in. Testing my love for bold reds.
I did not have any food with this wine.
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