Shadrach Cabernet Sauvignon

Another wine brought to the Cairns BYO Indian Restaurant. Shadrach is Grant Burge’s best Cabernet expression whereas Meshach his best Shiraz. No formal notes but I do recall it still being full bodied and powerful at 16 years of age.

Gorgeous Barossa Cab with fabulous balance. Would love to check this out in another 5-7 years.

Tasted blind, theme was either Napa Cult Wines or High End Australian, not told directly to keep us on our toes.

Deep to medium garnet red with brick edges. Dark attack on the nose with leather, bark, spices, a touch burnt and dates. As it aired out it gained some additional complexities with forest floor and more pepper. Solid acidity and well balanced with medium tannins (6/10). Quite a bit of red cherries on the palate with some earthy notes and a touch of cinnamon. A touch tart in the rear of the palate with some light tomato notes, mushrooms and gravel. Medium bodied with a long finish. Drink till 2019.

We thought this was most likely a Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Sauvignon led blend with some Shiraz from Australia. Additionally it has to be between 15 and 20 years old (so between a 2002 and 1997). Not bad for the first wine.

1993 vintage - a very impressive Barossa/ Coon blended Cabernet - a muscular wine which has travelled and mellowed beautifully

Deep garnet colour with silky smooth tannins and exceptional balance
A exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon with lingering aftertaste and it was perfect with rack of lamb

My favourite wine

With a Delmonico

One of my favourite remember buying at a bottle shop and necking it in a hotel room in Sydney years go not realising how good it was

Ok Cabernet from Baraossa
3/6/9.5 = 18.5
Out of 100 = 93

Aging well, briar, black fruit. Medium bodied, showing fade on the edges. Still has more time, not as serious as I was hoping, but worth waiting for.