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Great colour; oozes blackberry and licorice from the bouquet, and then improbably gains greater impact on the dense, plush palate; just when you think that is it, the freakishly vibrant and juicy finish and aftertaste take over.
...offers aromas of Asian spices, beef juice, toast, blueberry, and licorice. Rich, fleshy, and round, it has plenty of underlying tannin, impeccable balance, and a long, pure finish..
Smooth and refined, with a wet earth note adding interest to the ripe blueberry, plum and licorice flavors, which lingers against a burr of tannins on the long finish.
...cherry compote, blueberry and fruitcake aromas are complicated by sexy Asian spices and flowers. Plush black raspberry and cherry-cola flavors are given a refreshingly bitter edge by notes of rhubarb and cracked pepper,...
Massive port-like colour. Firm. French, dry and sophisticated, sleek and polished. Salon stuff - really quite European. SO different from most Barossa Shirazes! So much more polished in texture, with leather notes.