Winemaker Notes
This Shiraz has layer upon layer of complexity and bold fruit flavors. Aromas of fresh berries and baking spices pave the way to mouth filling flavors of blackberry, black cherry, and dark chocolate.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Layer Cake Shiraz an excellent drinking wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine brings pleasing ripe fruit and anise aromas and flavors to the table. Pair it with unadorned, grilled hamburgers. (Tasted: July 28, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
South Australia is the historic heart of Australian wine, a great wine capital of the world, and home to some of the most famous regions. It produces more than 80% of Australia’s premium wine from some of the oldest vines in the world. There is an abundance of varieties and wide spectrum of styles to explore. From the rogue to refined, discover Australian wines that are far from ordinary.