General: Another of the Vintage Cellars' labelled bottles.
Variety: Shiraz
Region/GI: Barossa Valley, SA
Alcohol: 14.%
Bouquet: I was surprised to obtain a savoury smell. Instead of peppery plum I detected something earthy, a little dank in nature.
Flavour: If I had tasted this blind, I would have guessed a simple version of Tempranillo which was in barrels for too long. Dry and very woody, it was hard to avoid the wood. There was however, an underlying good tannic structure.
Points: 80
Notes: I will obviously have to try more Barossa Shiraz to see if this is typical. I suspect this is a simple version which has been over-oaked.
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