Grape - Shiraz
Alcohol - 14%
Available from - Majestic
Price - £18
Appearance - Clear; medium+ intensity; garnet
Nose - Clean; medium+ intensity; developing; ripe red fruit, cinnamon.
Palate - Dry; medium acidity; medium+ tannin; medium+ alcohol; medium+ body; medium+ intensity; medium+ length; as per nose, plus anise and cloves.
Balance - 8.5 Length - 7.5 Intensity - 7 Complexity - 7.5
This is a delicious, smooth Shiraz. The fruit tastes beautifully ripe, and the oak influence adds complexity in a fairly subtle way. The ripeness means that the tannins are very smooth. The alcohol taste on the palate is just a touch more to the fore than I prefer, although it is very warming on a cool evening. I have a second bottle, and I am looking forward to seeing how this develops, if I can have the patience and self control to leave it in the rack.
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