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2005 Wolf Blass Black Label
Cabernet-Shiraz Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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Winus Likes this wine: 91 points
December 25, 2022 - Bouquet of black cherry and cola, wet leather and deep red fruit with some eucalyptus. Flavors of dark cherry, dark chocolate, spicy, earthy, fine dry tannins. High acidity, long finish of star anise and graphite. May be a bit past prime. Putting out for decanting and re-tasting.
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walsh Likes this wine: 94 points
August 1, 2021 - Had a bottle last night. Agree with all the previous comments. Amazing wine. Voluptuous. Every fruit and spice contained within it. Had a the taste of Cabernet but finished like a Shiraz - spicy. Great wine that will last a long time year for sure.
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Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 94 points
August 2, 2020 - I was looking for an exuberant wine for dinner and this one definitely delivered! Full of red berries and spices, mixed with eucalyptus. Fresh and not "heavy" at all on the palate. Still quite young, I'm sure this will continue to develop over the next 5-7 years...just for fun, I'll try to wait for 2030 to open my last bottle. Love the fact this is under screw cap.
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Joealex Likes this wine: 97 points
June 11, 2020 - After second sip I thought that this is one of the best wines I have ever had. Color is black as night with ruby rim. Smell of creme de cassis with hints of coffe and lead pencil.
Opulence, intensity and concentration of the flavour is just phenomenal as the equilibrum of tannins, fruit sweetness and acidity.
This is mixture of cabernet sauvignon ( 51%) and shiraz (49%) but tastes like benchmark matured cabernet sauvignon from Napa or South Australia. It is hard to imagine to drink clearly better dry red wine than this. Aftertase is dry, long with slighty hgher acidity but satisfying.
Great, great wine.
50+5+12+19+10=97/100
Four times winner of famous Jimmy Watson Trophy, now I know why. -
peter.mancell@mfg.com.au Likes this wine: 94 points
May 24, 2020 - Classic Barossa Shiraz Cabernet ....great fruit, lovely texture and long finish. Not in complete harmony but very close.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- 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 087000308510, 9312088000577
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 208 (64%)
- Consumed 116 (36%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerWolf Blass
- VarietyCabernet-Shiraz Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
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