Tasting Notes

WA95

Deep garnet with a hint of purple in the color, the 2008 Octavius Barossa Shiraz displays intense notes of creme de cassis, dried plums and kirsch with hints of meat, smoky bacon fat, soy, black olives, allspice and licorice. Full bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, the concentrated blackberry and savory flavors are nicely structured with a medium to firm level of grainy tannins and enlivening acidity. The finish is very long, layered and complex. Approachable now, it should drink well to 2021+.

JH94

Deep red-purple, excellent for its age; a dense and powerful wine; the oak is, as ever, the framework for scads of black fruits, and these two components are in balance. It warms up somewhat on the finish, and will benefit from further time in bottle; the quality of the cork is good.

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