REVIEW Classics Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

James Halliday's Wine Companion 2017

Rating: 94 points & 5 Glasses

Drink By: 2035
Price: $39
Date Tasted: 30 Mar 2016
Alcohol: 14%

James Halliday - Published on 06 Oct 2016
A 60/40% blend, open-fermented, hand-plunged, 14 days on skins, matured for 18 months in French oak (70% new). It is 100% correct to comment on the chocolate component on the bouquet and palate (a la McLaren Vale), although the lively assemblage of blackberry, cassis and cedary oak draws attention away from the chocolate. Another winner.