External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2014
2013
2012
2011
2008
2005
2004
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
|
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2013 (based on 8 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mschechter on 12/4/2010 & rated 91 points: my last bottle of this wonderful wine. Mature cab, black fruits, big nose, herbal notes and a long finish (1532 views) | | | Tasted by mschechter on 1/9/2010 & rated 91 points: My second to last bottle and I'm sorry to see it go. This was the best of the lot, so perhaps the drinking window was too conservative, as this wine is still improving, having improved steadily as I drink a bottle every 6 months, and since the last bottle in June 2009. Big black fruit, great nose, very long finish. (1596 views) | | | Tasted by mschechter on 6/10/2009 & rated 90 points: Med to full. Very nice, not too deep
(1668 views) | | | Tasted by mschechter on 10/17/2008 & rated 90 points: Showing much better than at my last tasting, supposed to be towards the end of its life, but drinking better than ever. Almost full bodied, with great black fruits. Really a lot more impressive than earlier showings. Looking forward to seeing how this develops, or if there is major bottle variation here. (1868 views) | | | Tasted by mschechter on 4/11/2008 & rated 88 points: Decent bottle of wine. A little flat, without a full body. Nose was tight. Seemed young to me, despite its age.
Surprised by the flatness, will revisit in another year. (1995 views) |
| Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonSingle VineyardThe wine takes its name from a single vineyard owned by the Scholz family, in the northern area of the Barossa Valley. This single vineyard Shiraz is a great example of vibrant Barossa fruit. Dense dark fruits and a hint of chocolate. An exercise in opulence.
Elegance and fineness wines, sourced from a single vineyard, planted to develop a specific variety.
The vineyard surrounding the 1905 built Ebenezer church in Barossa's north are defined by a distinct bright red clay soil. The Scholz vineyard has a remarkable lack of variation across this block. This area of the Barossa is renowned for its richly flavoured Shiraz with intense and luscious middle palate flavours. The wine from the Scholz Estate vineyard is an excellent example of this. |
|
