Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz

Fruit forward, big cassis notes. Not the longest finish but this is definitely a good value quaffer. Having it chilled after a long exhausting day on Fraser Island adds to the allure. 🇦🇺

2006 vintage - great quality quaffer

This one caused some debate at the tasting. Some liked it the most, some liked it the least.

Confusing, very smoky and woody

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nose: rich plum, black blue berry & hint of oak
palate: plum, black blue berry, liquorice, hint of dark chocolate
silky tannin
yet body not full enough

Deep and intense. Smooth tannin 6/10, acidity 8/10, body 9/10. A bit too strong causes unbalance. Black fruit la nose like black current black berries and black chocolate . Not bad.

Very deep, dense, dark red/purple colour. The bouquet is super-ripe and almost jammy, with rich, opulent qualities, but the palate is more serious with firm, tight structure and full-body, backed up by abundant dry, savoury tannins. A big, solid wine with liberal but balanced oak and appealingly fleshy palate texture. It's big but already approachable. Peak Drinking:
Will develop with age, softening and mellowing to reward a decade or more of careful cellaring.

Medium bodied, fruity, honey, oak, medium acidic, chocolaty

Rich black fruit aromas and charred oak. Blackberry and savoury spice following through the palate. Developing but still pretty youthful. Drinking well. Good contrast with a 2004 Coonawarra shiraz tonight.

Strong, papperish and fruity