Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim. On the nose black currants, black plums, oak, earth, spices, tobacco, leaf, vanilla, medicine and black pepper. Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs. Dry on the palate with plums, blueberries, currants, vanilla, wood, spices, tobacco, bitter herbs, vegetables and black pepper. Short finish […]
via Lindeman’s Wines Bin 50 Shiraz 2015, Southeastern Australia — Odedi’s Wine Reviews Blog
This bold, full-bodie
d wine delivers a rich fruity aroma with prominent flavors of blackberry with a hint of pepper yielding to a lush, velvety finish.
Pairing Suggestions: Beef bourguignon, pasta bolognese, creole cuisine and fontina or gouda cheese.
Krunch Rating: 90 points
Price: $12.98
Clare Wine Co Shiraz is the third release from the Clare Valley estate, owned by Kaesler wines. Kaesler ow
n vineyards in the Watervale and Polish Hill sub-regions of the Clare Valley. The Shiraz fruit to make this wine was sourced from the Watervale & Polish Hill vineyard and was pic
ked in early March. Fruit was picked and then transported to Kaesler in the Barossa Valley for processing. The wine was fermented at a medium temperature (26-30 Degrees centigrade) in stainless steel for 7 days and transferred to mainly older oak.
Colour:
Vibrant rose red
Nose:
Sweet dark red berries such as plums and mulberry.
Palate:
Spciy, cherry ripe & hints of chocolate that is fruit dominated with good length
Notes:
The 2013 vintage produces wines of elegance rather than full bodied, massive power. And yes, there are some great wines from the 2011 vintage – follow your producers you trust!. This Shiraz offers and elegant, easy drinking style.. Enjoy now in its youth or over the next 5 years.
Krunch Rating: 90 points
The Underhill Shiraz comes from an 8-acre block planted in 1973. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2010 Underhill Shiraz is scented of black cherries and red currants over hints of Provence herbs, black pepper and cedar. Medium-bodied with plenty of mouth-filling, expressive red berry and baking spice flavors, it has a medium to firm level of rounded tannins, crisp acid and a long finish.
Grape Variety 100% Shiraz
Vineyard Soils Schist rock over blue grey clay and deep compacted broken down schist with red sandstone pebbles on the surface along creek line (Marananga) / Loam over clay (Nuriootpa)
Vine Age 2 vineyards – planted in 1899 (Marananga) / 1965 (Nuriootpa)
GI Barossa Valley
Summary
The Barossa Valley is world famous for concentrated styles of Shiraz. Bogan Shiraz is well known to be a quintessential, full bodied style of Shiraz. The two Shiraz vineyards from which this wine is sourced complement each other well – The Marananga block provides intense, old vine produce with particular “blue fruit” offerings. The Nuriootpa block provides more “black fruits.” These two blocks have built this wines strong reputation and style.
Vinification
The fruit was hand harvested and given time on skins, pressed then put to barrel. Matured in 25% new French oak and the remainder 2 & 3 years old French oak for 15 months. No filtration.
Colour
Dark garnet.
Nose
Full ripe plums, black cherries, with hints of savoury spice and aromatics.
Palate
Fruit driven with smooth, supple tannins. Elegant and velvety with good structure and length.
Notes
This wine has a long future, Bogan to the core – prospers for 20 years.
Clare Wine Co Shiraz is the third release from the Clare Valley estate, owned by Kaesler wines. Kaesler own vineyards in the Watervale and Polish Hill sub-regions of the Clare Valley. The Shiraz fruit to make this wine was sourced from the Watervale & Polish Hill vineyard and was picked in early March. Fruit was picked and then transported to Kaesler in the Barossa Valley for processing. The wine was fermented at a medium temperature (26-30 Degrees centigrade) in stainless steel for 7 days and transferred to mainly older oak.
Colour:
Vibrant rose red
Nose:
Sweet dark red berries such as plums and mulberry.
Palate:
Spciy, cherry ripe & hints of chocolate that is fruit dominated with good length
Notes:
The 2013 vintage produces wines of elegance rather than full bodied, massive power. And yes, there are some great wines from the 2011 vintage – follow your producers you trust!. This Shiraz offers and elegant, easy drinking style.. Enjoy now in its youth or over the next 5 years.
Straight from the Bottle 
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