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Label borrowed from 2021
Community Tasting Notes 4
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Bsmith457 wrote: 94 points
June 23, 2023 - Dark crimson, light spicy aroma, cedar, mushroom, dark fruit. Alcohol evident but not overpowering. Blackcurrant, olive, shrubbery. Medium body, fine grainy tannin. Fresh acidity, smooth finish.
Juicy dark fruity flavour, well balanced. Young wine with a many years ahead. -
Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 points
April 22, 2021 - Head Wines Zoom tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, very deep opaque intensity, purple colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of cracked black pepper, brooding blackberries, black cherries, black plums. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14.1%), fine high tannin, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of fresh tar asphalt, black licorice, concentrated blackberries, black cherries, black plums, coffeegrounds, cassis. Bitter sweet long finish.
Very good quality. Deep concentrated and black, but has a certain nod towards cooler clime Northern Rhone Syrah. Ageable with upside potential.
Actually also contains 10% 100 year old Ancestor vine Grenache.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Matt@5453 Likes this wine:
April 22, 2021 - lovely wine, with great structure with very good aging/cellaring potential.
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Matt@5453 Likes this wine: 94 points
June 2, 2019 - Dark plums, mocha, vanilla & baking spices. Great depth flavour and palate weight. The overall balance of the wine was impeccable with a long lingering finish, with ripe tannins completing the wine. Delicious.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Head Wines
- Varietal Shiraz
- Designation Old Vine Shiraz
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Barossa
- Appellation Barossa
- UPC Code 9347466000764
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 77 (59%)
- Consumed 53 (41%)
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- VarietyShiraz
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionBarossa
- AppellationBarossa
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