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93
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson -
94
/ 100
James Halliday
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2011
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, McLaren Vale
Region
15.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"Rich and ripe but well refined. For all its opulence it’s such a neat, tidy wine. Chocolate, plum, blackberry, cloves/eucalypt. Alcohol shows on the nose in particular but it’s only a minor distraction. Silken texture. Superfine tannin helps keep it tidy but in general this wine is open for business. High quality."
- Campbell Mattinson
94 / 100
"Deep, vivid crimson-purple; immediately fills every corner and crevice of the mouth when first tasted, and doesn't back off on subsequent sips; the flavours are bang slap in the middle of the mainstream for McLaren Vale (at its top end) with blackberry, licorice, dark chocolate and oak intertwined with the aid of a cushion of soft, fine tannins."
- James Halliday
Tasting Notes
Historically, Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz was a blend from several regions, mostly McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Langhorne Creek. In 2002, the winemaking and viticultural teams decided the fruit available from McLaren Vale was best suited for this wine style and since then it has been a 100% McLaren Vale wine. Following crushing the wine was fermented on skins for up to seven days, allowing optimum release of colour and flavour without extracting excessive tannin. Individual parcels completed fermentation in seasoned and new French and American oak. After racking, the wine was barrel matured for 18 months, before the winemaking team carefully assessed each parcel to see if it was suitable for the final blend.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex