Nine Stones McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016

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• Nine Stones McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
  Syrah from Australia - South Australia

  Review Date : 12-Jul-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Full, dark, deep, near impenetrable black-hued red colour. The nose is softly full and well-packed with rich, ripe fruit aromas of blackberries along with dark raspberries and notes of boysenberries, unfolding spices and black pepper. This is up-front and the fruitiness immediately appealing. Medium-full bodied, the palate is packed with sweetly rich fruit flavours of blackberries, boysenberries, and black plums with a suggestion of minerals. The mouthfeel shows depth and presence, unfolding liquorice and pepper elements. The wine flows with good vibrancy and energy, and the fruit is supported by light, grainy tannin extraction and integrated acidity carrying to a long, lingering finish. This is a sweetly rich and ripe Shiraz with bold and up-front blackberry, boysenberry and plum flavours along with liquorice and spice on a fulsome palate. Match with barbecued and grilled red meats over the next 4 years. McLaren Vale fruit fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine given oak contact. 17.5+/20 Jul 2018 RRP $18.95Very dark, deep, near impenetrable black-red colour with youthful purple hues. This has a finely proportioned nose of ripe black fruits with a little spice and pepper along with a layering of sulphide reduction. Medium-full bodied, the palate has rich, sweet and juicy flavours of ripe blackberry and raspberry notes along with black pepper, spices, some eucalypt along with a little minerally sulphide reduction. The sweet fruit is underlined by light, grainy tannin extraction with integrated acidity that allows the fruit to prevail and carry to a sustained black-fruited finish. This is a rich, sweet and juicy, blackberry and dark raspberry fruited Shiraz with some reduction and a light, grainy palate. Match with roasted game meat dishes over the next 3 years. 14.0% alc. 15.5+/20 Oct 2017 RRP $TBA