| Dinner Party at John & Chris Hanly's (22/4/05) - Colour: deep, dark red with a medium rim with hints of purple still. Nose: all fruit, featuring juicy ripe plums, blackcurrants and an interesting, nose tickling dusty streak. Palate: reflects the nose with massive fruit concentration. The warm climate sweet fruit core of Barossa shiraz shines through, ably bolstered by a sturdy cabernet structure and medium fine ripe tannins. Still a youthful, fairly powerful and fruit driven wine, but isn't the Black Label! It just goes to show what a fine winemaker can do for their second and lower tier of wines in a superb vintage (1990). Finishes dry with long length (and a long life ahead of it still). The BIG friendly Aussie wine that contrasted well with the other individualistic, French-influenced red tasted at this dinnner. |
