Tuesday Blind Tastings
Saltram The Eighth Maker Shiraz 2002
Barossa Valley, Australia
Price: $150
Rating: 94
Source: Cellar
Description: A dark colour with red on the rim. Mushrooms, mocha and fennel on the nose. The palate was balanced and rich with sweet, spicy fruit and a tarry texture. A delicious wine that was drinking at its peak.
Tasting date: 26 March 2019
fruit with a characteristic smoky, savory quality. 403.St. Pray produces white still and sparkling wines from Marsanne and Roussanne grapes. Cave de Tains Saint Pray is a playful fawn of wine with aromas of delicate white flowers, bright citrus zest, white peach, and vanilla. 404.Red wines from the northern Rhne are smoother than ever before because many producers are destemming the grapes before pressing them and replacing older barrels with new oak. 116 1000 BEST WINE SECRETS 405.Wines from the southern Rhne are mainly red and generally blended wines with a high proportion of fruity Grenache seasoned with other grapes, including Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvdre, and Syrah. These wines contrast sharply with the single-variety Syrah heavyweights of the northern Rhne. 406.You know a wine is from the southern Rhne when any of the following names appear on the label: Ctes du Rhne, Ctes du Rhne-Villages, Ctes du Rhne-Villages with a village name appended (such as Rasteau), Chteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Lirac, Tavel, or Vacqueyras. 407.Perrin & Fils wine from Rasteau is consistently appealing. The 2003 vintage will cellar nicely for a good six to eight years from vintage and harbors considerable depth of character. The wine tastes of ripe raspberries and blueberries dipped in dark chocolate, with hints of vanilla