Best’s 2012 Bin 1 Shiraz follows hot on the heels of the Jimmy Watson Trophy winning 2011 release. It manages to combine the best of Australian ripeness and northern Rhone elegance.
A distinct note of freshly cracked black pepper confirms that this is cool climate Shiraz. There is good depth on show here, and sufficient structure to suggest that the wine should improve with cellaring for at least a decade, perhaps longer.
Best’s Great Western is one of Australia’s vinous jewels, and the modestly priced Bin 1 Shiraz is a wine that most of us can afford.
2012 BIN 1 SHIRAZ
Producer: Best’s Great Western
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2012
Region: Great Western
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 1 January 2014
Tasting Note:
Deep crimson. Brooding nose of cracked black pepper, cherry coulis, raspberry, smoked charcuterie. Dry, medium bodied and savoury, sandy fine grained tannins, wood smoke, bitter cherry, hung game. Can be enjoyed now, but shows plenty of promise for the future. Seemlessly marries the best of the Rhône and Australia.
Score: 17+/20
A distinct note of freshly cracked black pepper confirms that this is cool climate Shiraz. There is good depth on show here, and sufficient structure to suggest that the wine should improve with cellaring for at least a decade, perhaps longer.
Best’s Great Western is one of Australia’s vinous jewels, and the modestly priced Bin 1 Shiraz is a wine that most of us can afford.
2012 BIN 1 SHIRAZ Producer: Best’s Great Western
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2012
Region: Great Western
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 1 January 2014
Tasting Note:
Deep crimson. Brooding nose of cracked black pepper, cherry coulis, raspberry, smoked charcuterie. Dry, medium bodied and savoury, sandy fine grained tannins, wood smoke, bitter cherry, hung game. Can be enjoyed now, but shows plenty of promise for the future. Seemlessly marries the best of the Rhône and Australia.
Score: 17+/20
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