2014 Kleine Zalze Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  10/30/2023 - Andrewbdc wrote: 88 Points

  Similar to the 2016, this is a very pleasant surprise given it’s past its cellar tracker drinking window. Now focused more on tertiary notes - dried plum and cherry, leather, earth, game, it’s freshness carries through despite the 14.5% alcohol - finish a little hotter than I would like. Medium+ tannins. I see the latest vintage (2020) is £6.99 at Waitrose - that’s an absolute steal.

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  2/22/2018 - Fausto_Coppi Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Full bodied, black fruit based, rich red wine with great balance - really stylish, classy wine

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  1/20/2018 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  Tasted blind in VV.
  
  Deep, almost completely opaque black cherry with a hint of developed maroon hue. Somewhat restrained, but also quite juicy and nuanced nose with aromas of ripe red plums, some licorice, a little bit of juicy blackberries, light notes of smoke and peppery spice and a touch of savory wood. The wine is full-bodied, dense and quite meaty on the palate with nuanced flavors of peppery spice, gamey umami tones, some peppery spice, a little bit of cocoa oak, hints of wizened dark fruits and a hint of leather. The wine feels quite structured with its moderately high acidity and firm tannins that lend quite a bit of grip to the midpalate. The finish is quite grippy and pretty lengthy with pretty meaty flavors of ripe plums, roasted game, some earthiness, a little bit of peppery spice and a hint of sweet blackberry-driven forest fruit character.
  
  A robust, balanced and remarkably serious effort that feels somewhat developed with its quite earthy and meaty tones. Perhaps a bit more evolved than it should be at this age, but if it is responsible for its less-fruity and more savory character, I don't mind. Overall a nicely muscular effort that is obviously more Shiraz than Syrah, but also markedly more "old world" in style. Great value at 12,99€.

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  2/12/2016 - freddy.wahlstrom@gmail.com Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Gott före o efter maten

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