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95
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95
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Tasting Notes
With over 4 decades of winemaking, Wolf Blass is an icon of Australian wine
Classification: Red
Variety: Shiraz Blend
Vintage: 2008
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia, McLaren Vale
Alcohol %: 15.0%
Cellaring: 15 Plus Years
Scores
95 / 100"Deep purple colour; lavish amounts of everything are to be found in this wine: a cascade of black fruits ranging through blackcurrant, blackberry, mulberry, plum and licorice; firm tannins are in balance with the fruit; all the fruit and tannins are wrapped in a thick coating of French oak. Drink now if you are likely to take a $130 bottle to a barbecue, and, failing this, it needs up to 10 years in the cellar to calm down and learn manners."
- James Halliday
95 / 100
"Deep purple/red dense colour. Chocolate, vanilla and toasty oak aromas. The palate is full-bodied and firm, tight and concentrated, density and flesh are the hallmarks. Packed and supple, plush and velvet, smooth and supple, fruit sweet but not over the top, with chocolate and fruitcake flavours. Ample tannins provide big structure. Very long."
- Huon Hooke
