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2008 Wolf Blass Black Label
Cabernet-Shiraz Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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colinscellar Likes this wine: 93 points
October 7, 2023 - Deep red with purple tints. Ripe blackberry fruit, vanilla cream, choc mint. Plush texture with grippy tannins. Still very fresh. Drinking very well now but no rush.
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nulla Likes this wine: 94 points
August 23, 2021 - Five years on and this has barely changed, colour still youthful, still closed when first opened, but after two hours in the decanter the fruit prevails with background wood, tannins and acid in balance. If anything it is even smoother on the palate, luscious body, excellent length and lingering flavours. Still holds promise for the future in the cellar. 94
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RobertLA Likes this wine: 94 points
October 15, 2020 - Wonderful wine, coming into its drinking window now. Could do with a little bit more time. Tannins is not fully integrated. Powerful and fruit driven with Shiraz showing prominence. Typical of a wolf Blass style
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Cikgoo Likes this wine: 92 points
July 5, 2019 - very fruity and showing more of that barossa chocolatey taste than the cabernet or malbec. Still pretty enjoyable overtime....
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Andrew67 Likes this wine: 91 points
February 1, 2017 - I do enjoy a cabernet / shiraz blend (this time with malbec as well). The fruit / tannin balance usually works well. This wine the fruit just dominates a little. The tannin and oak is present but just slightly overpowered by the fruit. There is a drying finish which helps. It needs a couple more years during which I hope the fruit mellows a little. Then it has the potential to be really good.
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More notes
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Wolf Blass
- Varietal Cabernet-Shiraz Blend
- Designation Black Label
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Codes 9300633347994, 9312088000652, 9312088002403
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 347 (72%)
- Consumed 137 (28%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerWolf Blass
- VarietyCabernet-Shiraz Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
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