Skillogalee is a well established Clare Valley producer fashioning archetypal regional wines, including one of Australia’s few sparkling Rieslings. The 2008 Skillogalee Basked Pressed Shiraz is cast in a traditional mould. The nose is bold and powerful, revealing blackberry, plum and oak-derived complexity. It is a rich and full bodied wine, full throttle in style.
This is a wine for lovers of traditional gutsy Australian Shiraz, the sort of wine you could imagine sipping alongside a juicy steak straight off the barbecue. While there’s a fair bit to enjoy here, the truth is that Australian Shiraz has progressed these days, with many more elegant, savoury and refined wines available to consumers.
In sum, the 2008 Skillogalee Basket Pressed Shiraz is as honest as the day is long, and even those who prefer their wines somewhat more restrained will probably find the place and the occasion for a bottle or two.
2008 BASKET PRESSED SHIRAZ
Producer: Skillogalee
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2008
Region: Clare Valley, South Australia
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Format: 750ml
Retail price: $30.00
Date tasted: 29 June 2012
Tasting Note:
Deep crimson. Bold nose of blackberry liqueur, plum, kirsch, liquorice and star anise. Touch of regional menthol. On the nose it is prototypical traditional ‘Oz Shiraz’. Sweet fruited, blackberry, plum, dark cherry, touch of smoky oak, slightly (pleasantly so) sourish on the mid-palate. Fine, imperceptible tannins. Quite warming on the finish, suggesting that the alcohol might be higher than the declared 14.5%. An honest wine for lovers of traditionally fashioned Australian Shiraz – big on flavour, but light on for subtlety.
Score: 15.5/20
This is a wine for lovers of traditional gutsy Australian Shiraz, the sort of wine you could imagine sipping alongside a juicy steak straight off the barbecue. While there’s a fair bit to enjoy here, the truth is that Australian Shiraz has progressed these days, with many more elegant, savoury and refined wines available to consumers.
In sum, the 2008 Skillogalee Basket Pressed Shiraz is as honest as the day is long, and even those who prefer their wines somewhat more restrained will probably find the place and the occasion for a bottle or two.
2008 BASKET PRESSED SHIRAZ Producer: Skillogalee
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2008
Region: Clare Valley, South Australia
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Format: 750ml
Retail price: $30.00
Date tasted: 29 June 2012
Tasting Note:
Deep crimson. Bold nose of blackberry liqueur, plum, kirsch, liquorice and star anise. Touch of regional menthol. On the nose it is prototypical traditional ‘Oz Shiraz’. Sweet fruited, blackberry, plum, dark cherry, touch of smoky oak, slightly (pleasantly so) sourish on the mid-palate. Fine, imperceptible tannins. Quite warming on the finish, suggesting that the alcohol might be higher than the declared 14.5%. An honest wine for lovers of traditionally fashioned Australian Shiraz – big on flavour, but light on for subtlety.
Score: 15.5/20
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