Wow, 08 Barossa showing it’s form. Perfectly balanced with fruit, roundness, soft tannin & just enough length. Perfect with sous vide lamb shanks! For those who still have it cellared, best you drink it now as it’s coming to its end of greatness.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
An impenetrable deep red in the glass, the nose shows evidence of the 50% new French oak that was used on the wine, adding a luxurious and rich aroma to the plum and violets fruit.
The palate has a concentration and depth that will be very hard to surpass, with an array of fruits ranging from the sweeter blueberry to savoury plum and dark cherry.
The tannins are the highlight of the mid to back palate, and can almost be described as chewy, the finish has rich oak influences and a length that keeps going long after the last sip.
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
9/27/2019 - Porters Wines Likes this wine: 98 Points
Wow, 08 Barossa showing it’s form. Perfectly balanced with fruit, roundness, soft tannin & just enough length.
Perfect with sous vide lamb shanks!
For those who still have it cellared, best you drink it now as it’s coming to its end of greatness.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
3/11/2011 - Patrick - winereviewer.com.au wrote: 96 Points
An impenetrable deep red in the glass, the nose shows evidence of the 50% new French oak that was used on the wine, adding a luxurious and rich aroma to the plum and violets fruit.
The palate has a concentration and depth that will be very hard to surpass, with an array of fruits ranging from the sweeter blueberry to savoury plum and dark cherry.
The tannins are the highlight of the mid to back palate, and can almost be described as chewy, the finish has rich oak influences and a length that keeps going long after the last sip.
Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink by 2023)
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment