This is a succulent Shiraz, made to pair with grilled meats, hearty pastas or hard cheeses.
It's a savoury and brooding red, dominated by bitter chocolate, roasted coffee, toasted brown spices and char atop blackberry and mulberry. The palate is is bit lighter than you'd expect, from the initial nose; it has chalky tannins throughout and wild briary fruit layered with dark carob, espresso and heavily toasted spice and oak flavours.
Not your typical Barossa Shiraz.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 30th, 2013

An attractive combination of black cherry and briary berries, plush chocolate, vanilla and sweet spice aromas. You'll have no problem slurping this one back - it is smooth with luscious chocolate, sunwarmed berries and hints of pipe tobacco.
A mouthfilling wine with a sweet spiced finish.
No wonder it's sold out at the winery!
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 9th, 2013

Some serious chops!
Ripe briary berries and mulberries are layered with molten chocolate, fresh mint and sweet spice aromas. It is firm in the mouth (I suggest decanting) with grippy, dry tannins lashed to dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate and roasted coffee bean flavours. The finish is chewy and trails savoury spices.
A wine that needs hard cheeses or meat to help soften and round out the palate.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 9th, 2013

Made from Certified organic Malbec with the addition of a splash each of Cabernet, Merlot and Shiraz.
The aromas here are smoky plums brown savoury spices, grilled meat, pepper, roasted coffee, bittersweet chocolate and earth. Ripe sweet berry fruit takes center stage on the palate and is layered with mocha, leather and spice. The finish has a saline/mineral quality.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 7th, 2013

Part of the Delicato Family Vineyards portfolio, this sociable Cabernet is named for the Bordelais 337 Cabernet clone, used to make it.
It leads with molten chocolate and cassis, vanilla and sweet spice atop leather and pencil shavings. It is smooth but not overly plush, the fruit here is fresh and sweet - wild berries, mocha, pipe tobacco and spice flavours round out the palate.
Perfect for grilled red meats, lamb or hearty pastas.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 7th, 2013

Engaging sweet black cherries, roasted coffee beans, decadent mint chocolate wafers and baking spice aromas. The palate is supple and fresh and exactly what you expect in a Barossa Shiraz - chocolate liqueur and sunwarmed berry flavours are highlighted with sweet spice. Impressive weight and intensity, a slight saline quality to the palate and a lengthy finish.
Seems like a good wine to serve at a wedding (if you have the budget).
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 7th, 2013

This interesting blend offers savoury herbs, leather and a mix of black currents and plum with a core of spice and roasted bell pepper. The palate is supple and leads with rich dark fruit melded with bittersweet chocolate and espresso. It is a mouth-filling red with a smooth, medium-length finish.
Pair with grilled meats or meat based pastas.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 6th, 2013

A perfect summer party/barbecue red that won't break the bank but will please a crowd. The aromas here are sweet cassis, vanilla, mint and baking spice with just a hint of green bean. The palate is juicy and it offers chocolate, espresso and cassis layered with sweet spice, leather and tobacco.
A wine for steak, portobello burgers, ribs or burgers.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 3rd, 2013

Expected Penfolds quality and value in a structured wine scented with Damson plums and black currents, oak spice and pepper with smoked notes underscored with dark chocolate and leather. A solid masculine style with savoury flavours to offset sweet fruit. Plenty of spice, coffee and smoky cocoa flavours linger across the finish.
A good partner to grilled meats, hearty stews and pastas or hard cheeses.
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Wine Diva reviewed - April 25th, 2013

Made from Barossa Valley Shiraz, Tempranillo, Mourvedre and Grenache, the Layers has a new look.
Expect sweet black cherry, raspberry, chocolate mint wafers and baking spice with mocha and a hint of prune. The same dark chocolate dominates the palate and is layered with plum and berry flavours, roasted mocha coffee and toasted dark spice, which clings to the finish.
Solid, good balance and a very tasty red.
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Wine Diva reviewed - April 25th, 2013