Surprisingly this was the first wine I've tasted from the McLaren Vale. The winery, Kangarilla Road, is relatively young having been founded by the O'Brien family in 1997.
As expected with a South Australian Shiraz, this bottle filled the nose with dried fruid, blackberry and the subtle note of leather. On the mouth, the tannins were high, sweetness medium and acidity low. This all combined to provide a much more candied flavour than that picked up on the nose, with the blackberry scent transforming into blackberry jam and the leather fragrance appearing as sweet tobacco in the mouth.
Surprisingly this was the first wine I've tasted from the McLaren Vale. The winery, Kangarilla Road, is relatively young having been founded by the O'Brien family in 1997.
As expected with a South Australian Shiraz, this bottle filled the nose with dried fruid, blackberry and the subtle note of leather. On the mouth, the tannins were high, sweetness medium and acidity low. This all combined to provide a much more candied flavour than that picked up on the nose, with the blackberry scent transforming into blackberry jam and the leather fragrance appearing as sweet tobacco in the mouth.
Oct 9th, 2017
McLaren Vale, Fleurieu, South Australia, Australia
