*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample for the PR firm for the winery.
On the same night we tried the Chateau Tanunda Riesling we also tried the 2009 Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz. An Australian wine night in our house. It clocks in at 14.5% alcohol by volume, has a real cork closure, and retails for about $20.
Four takeaways from this wine:
1.) In keeping with the 2009 growing season in Australia I found this wine to be hot.
2.) The heat and tannins mellowed a bit when I went back to it several hours later, but it was still just a bit too hot for me.
3.) If you’re into big boozy black and blue fruit wines, this is for you.
4.) Definitely decant and aerate this wine for several hours before drinking.
On the nose I found this wine to be sweet and a oaky with blueberry, blackberry, black cherry, and vanilla. I got lots of sweet oak on the nose. I could also smell the heat on the wine. In the mouth I found more black fruit, similar to the nose. After letting it sit, it opened and I got blueberry pie, nutmeg, spice, cinnamon, chocolate, pepper, and vanilla oak.
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