2009 John’s Blend Margarete’s Shiraz fits the style to a tee. There is notable charry oak, but it is clearly of high quality and has been well handled. While it is a full flavoured and full bodied wine, it is well balanced and shows no signs of excess. It is a style that divides opinion and certainly demands the right context food-wise.
While the emergence of cool climate viticulture has expanded the diversity and arguably added more sophistry to Australian Shiraz (or should we say Syrah), there is still a place for gutsy, hearty traditional Aussie Shiraz, particularly when it is well executed.
2009 JOHN’S BLEND MARGARETE’S SHIRAZ
Producer: John’s Blend
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2009
Region: Langhorne Creek, South Australia
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 6 December 2014
Tasting Note:
Deep crimson. Charcoal, charry oak, aniseed, maraschino cherry and blackberry coulis on the nose. Full bodied, voluminous, assertive but not unpleasant smoky oak overlays sweet/sour red fruits. Fine powdery tannins carry the finish. Australian Shiraz of the uber-traditional variety.
Score: 16.5/20
While the emergence of cool climate viticulture has expanded the diversity and arguably added more sophistry to Australian Shiraz (or should we say Syrah), there is still a place for gutsy, hearty traditional Aussie Shiraz, particularly when it is well executed.
2009 JOHN’S BLEND MARGARETE’S SHIRAZProducer: John’s Blend
Variety: Syrah/Shiraz
Vintage: 2009
Region: Langhorne Creek, South Australia
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 6 December 2014
Tasting Note:
Deep crimson. Charcoal, charry oak, aniseed, maraschino cherry and blackberry coulis on the nose. Full bodied, voluminous, assertive but not unpleasant smoky oak overlays sweet/sour red fruits. Fine powdery tannins carry the finish. Australian Shiraz of the uber-traditional variety.
Score: 16.5/20
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