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Country ranking ?
236
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Producer ranking ?
5
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Decanting time
3h
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When to drink
Now-2035
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Grilled Beef Entrecote, roasted lamb, aged hard cheeses
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A very good friend of mine challenged me to produce a traditional, full-bodied Barossa Valley wine with the only criteria that it could be drunk young at lunch or dinner and did not stray from my fundamental wine making philosophies. French oak, fine grained tannins, balance, clear fruit expression! Those who know me well know that I just love a good challenge!” - Dean Hewitson.
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AUSTRALIA VINTAGE REPORT: The 2017 winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, based on responses received by the Wine Sector Survey 2017. This crush is 5 per cent higher than the 2016 final crush figure of 1.84 million tonnes (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Levies recorded figure). It is the third consecutive vintage where the tonnes crushed have increased.
Additional tonnes this year came relatively equally fr...
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Latest Pro-tasting notes
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Tasting note
color
Deep and Purple
ending
Long, Lingering and Spicy
flavors
Blackberry, Pepper, Smoky, Floral, Spice and Blackcurrant
nose
Open, Charming, Pure and Complex
taste
Average in Acidity, Well-structured, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Youthful, Full-bodied, Round, Perfumed, Fragrant, Dry and Silky tannins
Verdict
Fine
Written Notes
Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is purple and deep. On the nose it is open, intense, charming, pure, refined, generous and ripe. The taste is fruity, perfumed, fragrant,robust, refined, round, focused, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, full-bodied, with well-integrated, well-structured, balanced structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has floral, pepper, spice, blackberry, blackcurrant, licorice, smoky and mint flavours. The finish is long, spicy, lingering, round, vibrant and flavorful. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years and decant at least 1h before tasting.
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Origin
South Australia, Barossa
Drinking temperature
17-18C
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