Friday 21 December 2007

Black Wattle Shiraz 2005 (Coonawarra/Padthaway)


Got home tonight and felt like something a little special, but not on the expensive side.
So I immediately thought of the Black Wattle Shiraz.
I still have about 8 bottles left and I felt like this. Very earthy, but with definite berry character. It's rich and smoky, but not overpowering. Long finish and quite nice tannins. Overall, this is a nice wine.
Wine of the Year for Cellarmasters, meh... i don't know how they pick them, but it's good and that's all that counts. Certainly not as good as the Dorrien Growers, but deinitely as good as anything else they have... except maybe the Vaserelli Shiraz.
Anyway, a nice drop.
Drinkability 91
Value 92
Price $13 (on special Cellarmasters)