Rimbey Municipal Library

March 2, 2019

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- March 2, 2019

https://winehouse.com.au/la-pleiade-shiraz-2007

Tasting Notes

• Excellent purple-crimson colour, deep but clear; an unashamedly

full-bodied wine, black fruits in a girdle of grippy tannins; long-

term cellaring should resolve those tannins.

• https://winehouse.com.au/la-pleiade-shiraz-2007

Tasting Notes

• A perfect Barossa Shiraz with great fruit that comes from bold

cassis upfront, then cherries and berries, and a great mixture of

acidity, woods and spice, as well as rounded and balanced

tannins with great long finish. The wine goes definitively diet on

chocolate, but you could just chew on a piece of choc when

enjoying this wine! A must try for those who love Aussie Shiraz.

• https://www.vivino.com/schild-estate-wines-shiraz-limited-

release-moorooroo/w/1522778?year=2009

Tasting Notes

• Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2008 Shiraz Meshach shows

off a very spicy nose redolent of sandalwood, black olives and

dried berries with fruit cake, black licorice and potpourri scents.

Full-bodied, it is rich and very spicy with some oak poking

through, a crisp acid line and medium-firm, velvety tannins to

frame the long finis h.

• https://www.mywinehome.com/Grant-Burge-Meshach-Shiraz-

2008-p/10013012008.htm

• Origin is from Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche (1998), both are relatively obscure

• Originated in Northern Rhone, France

• Introduced into Australia in 1832 by James Busby

• Shiraz was uprooted in the 70’s for white wine varietals

• Oldest shiraz vines believed to be at Turkey Flat, planted 1847

• Is Australia’s most highly planted varietal, since 2005-06

• Australia is the second highest global producer of Shiraz/Syrah

• Early 2000’s, Shiraz became one of top 10 global varietals

• Main Australian regions for growing Shiraz: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Hunter Valley, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Margaret River, and Heathcote

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrah

https://www.decanter.com/wine/grape-varieties/shiraz-syrah/

• https://www.wineaustralia.com/discover-australian-wine/shiraz

• https://www.cellarmasters.com.au/discover/wine-

varieties/shiraz

• https://www.wineselectors.com.au/selector-magazine/wine/10-

facts-about-australian-wine

Tasting Notes

• Literally sex in a bottle. This has

been my favorite Cabernet for 4

years. I can never get enough.

https://www.wine.com/product/leeuwin-estate-art-series-cabernet-sauvignon-2013/391337

Tasting Notes

• Very deep red/purple colour. The bouquet is all about

concentrated, perfectly-ripened cabernet fruit embellished with

stylish oak. Cedar and berries. The wine is very intense and cast

in an elegant but full-bodied style, with red berry fruit in

abundance on the palate. The tannins are emphatic but fine and

restrained, beautifully tailored. A lovely wine indeed - to cellar

or enjoy now.

• https://leeuwinestate.com.au/pastrelease/22-Art-Series-

Cabernet-Sauvignon.html/

• Two Hands

• Penfold’s

• Elderton

• Torbreck

• Pirammima

• Mollydooker

• Glaetzer

• Peter Lehmann

• Kaesler

• D’arenberg

• St. Hallet

• Killikanoon

• Kalleske

Basic Wines/Reds/Whites Cab, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot, Riesling, Sauv Bl, Chard

Regional Wines Same varietal across many regions - Same region, many varietals

Varietal Wines or Blended Wines Same varietal across many countries, or from specific regions

Horizontal Same type all from one vintage

Vertical Same producer and wine from many vintages

Dessert Sauternes, Sherries, Ports, Ice-wines

Unique Varietals Tannat, Sagrantino, Aglianico, Nebbiolo, Negroamaro

Food and Wine Pairing Matching texture and flavour

Top Drops… Best of the best

Tasting Notes

• The Dead Arm 2015 Shiraz is d'Arenberg's big, broody red with blackberry and clove on the nose. On the palate, the blackberry flavours are ripe, creamy and sweet on the mid-palate finishing with cedar spice and some salinity. The low yielding vines that produce the grapes for this wine are called the dead arm as they look so wizened and ancient. The grapes are picked in small parcels and remain separate until final blending. They're gently crushed then transferred to five tonne headed down open fermenters. Drink now and for the next 15 years.

• https://www.nataliemaclean.com/wine-reviews/darenberg-the-dead-arm-shiraz-2015/300167

http://winefolly.com/book/

http://winetastingguy.weebly.com/producers.html

Tasting Notes

• Wow.... if you don't mind spending $100 on an Aussie wine as

long as it delivers - this is it. Flawless. Hugely extracted beauty.

Full of complexity on the nose and palate. Precise aromas and

flavours I will leave for you to discover. Ready now or could be

aged for 6 years as it will plateau beautifully. A wine your

guests will remember for quite some time.

• https://www.nataliemaclean.com/wine-reviews/elderton-

command-shiraz-2014/300029

Tasting Notes

• Rich, velvety blackberry and plum flavors show toasted walnut

and sandalwood accents in this rich and generous red, which is

spicy and detailed on the long, lingering finish. Drink now

through 2030.

• https://www.wine.com/product/glaetzer-amon-ra-shiraz-

2015/251126

Tasting Notes

• The Velvet Glove is an Australian Shiraz with strength, depth

and finesse. The 2016 has a perfumed nose of berries and

mixed spice. The first sip gives way to juicy blackberry and

cassis, followed closely by decadent dark chocolate and black

pepper notes. With the depth of licorice, and a cherry like

intensity; the fine lattice of tannins are seamless amongst the

fruit, yet still provide that opulent mouthfeel that Velvet Glove is

consistently notorious for. A wine of pure indulgence.

• https://www.wine.com/product/mollydooker-velvet-glove-

shiraz-2016/367654

https://www.wolfblass.com/-/media/Files/WolfBlass/Tasting-Notes/The-Master/Wolf-Blass-The-Master-Cabernet-Shiraz-2012-Tasting-Notes.ashx?la=en-CA&hash=1A92F8ED6E564B1E06429890C93F855821C5768C

Tasting Notes

Medium to full bodied with a depth of flavour yet lightness on

the palate that unfolds in layers of complex dark mulberry

fruits and savoury nuances with persistence and finesse. Oak is

present, yet understated and supportive of the fruit. The palate

is long and even with fine, tightly woven mineral-like tannins

supporting exceptional flavour length.

https://www.wolfblass.com/-/media/Files/WolfBlass/Tasting-

Notes/The-Master/Wolf-Blass-The-Master-Cabernet-Shiraz-

2012-Tasting-Notes

•And..

https://eldertonwines.com.au/blog/faqs-received-cellar-door-soil/

Tasting Notes

Containing just a dollop of 4.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2005 Grange is about 85%+ Barossa fruit with the remaining proportions coming from McLaren vale and Coonawarra. It was aged for 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. The nose begins a bit animal with some smoked game, mincemeat and bacon notes emerging over the freshly crushed, sun-warmed blackberries, black currant cordial, earth, black truffles, anise and allspice. Rich and full with very firm very fine tannins and very crisp acid, it gives a long finish layered with coffee, mincemeat and toast. Drink it 2013 to 2025+.

https://www.wine.com/product/penfolds-grange-2005/105022

Tasting Notes

• Bright red-purple; highly fragrant spice, cedar, red and black

berry aromas, oak evident but not excessive; it has a silky,

velvety texture and mouthfeel to a beautifully balanced

medium-bodied palate brimming with black fruits; wonderful

length and finish. Surely one of the best Hill of Graces.

• https://www.wine.com/product/henschke-hill-of-grace-shiraz-

2006/124843

Tasting Notes

• This stunning Fortified Shiraz from d’Arenberg Wines presents a

deep cherry red colour lined by beautiful crimson tints. A swirl of the

glass reveals rich fragrances of pipe tobacco, Christmas pudding and

baker’s chocolate. Scintillating aromas of fresh violets, nutmeg,

ginger, cloves and cinnamon lurking in the background enhance the

perfumed bouquet. This generous Shiraz is dense and structured on

the palate, brimming with nut, fig, dried apricot, plummy sweet fruit

and exotic spice characters. These intense flavours are supported by

natural acidity and chewy tannins, which eventually culminate in a

warm and lingering finish. This delightful red wine tastes marvellous

with chocolate desserts and blue cheese.

• https://justwines.com.au/d-arenberg-the-ancients-vintage-fortified-

shiraz-mclaren-vale

• Calgary Tasting

• BK Wine

Tasting Notes

Gorgeous from the get-go, with toasted sesame, green tea,

walnut husk, pistachio cream and peanut toffee notes seamlessly

layered atop one another, framed by a subtle singed alder hint.

Everything glides with grace through the finish, like a gently

wafting plume of white smoke off of burning incense.

98 pts Wine Spectator

Resources…

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Please drink safe.