Jip Jip Rocks Shiraz-Cabernet 2010
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Robert
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The 2010 Shiraz Cabernet displays a deep garnet-purple color and is intensely scented of blackberry preserves, creme de cassis and eucalypt with underlying hints of cloves and cedar. Full bodied and generously fruited in the mouth, it has a medium level of velvety tannins and crisp acid to enliven the richness, finishing long and minty. Drink this one now through 2015.
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Though Syrah originated in the Rhône Valley of France, Australia is home to the oldest Syrah (called Shiraz here) vines on the planet. Found in Australia’s Barossa Valley, where phylloxera has never threated viticulture, these ancient vines are between 140 to 175 years old!
Having brought fame and merit to the country’s wine scene since the early 1950s, namely via the debut of Penfolds Grange, today Syrah (Shiraz) claims rank as the most widely planted grape in Australia. In fact, the amount of land dedicated to Shiraz in Australia is now almost equivalent to what it is in France. Australian Shiraz has its own personality with flavors and aromas of intense blackberry, fruitcake, menthol, tobacco leaf and umami. Conveniently one can find great Australian Shiraz at a variety of price points but the very best will be dense, gloriously complex and capable of long aging.