2013 Grant Burge Shiraz Benchmark
Community Tasting Note
asajoseph Likes this wine:
88 Points
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - Opaque purple. Inviting fruity nose - promise a rich plummy palate but crucially doesn't suggest a cooked, jammy wine. Impressive. There's a hint of a cinnamon spiciness which carries through on the palate, which also delivers the plummy, blackberry fruit that the nose suggested at. There's a bit of a burn on the finish, which attacks a little bit earlier than you'd like, creating a slight moment where the threshold of spiciness is overstepped, but a solid, economical example of Aussie Shiraz.
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1/27/2015 8:17:00 AM - To comment on my own note, I have had subsequent bottles of this that have had a certain harshness to them - screw-cap, so I won't put it down to cork taint, but there's definitely a little bottle variation going on here.