Geez there is a 97 seal rating on the bottle from Winestate.I may have given a 97 rating a couple of times in 15 years. This must be an exceptional wine as the seal (paid for usually by the producer) never lies….right? Someone is not worthy here and it could well be me!
Aroma: Blackberry, purple plum, date and some licorice in a warm oaky embrace.
Palate: That warm oakiness carries through on the palate. Quite a concentrated blackberry attack with a tad of charcoal. No sweetness but rather tartness on the finish. Smooth but an almost hidden seam of acidity.
Personality: I am a member of the Royal Australian Blackberry Society. That 97-point seal is simply evidence of my royalty!
Food Match: Search the internet and if you can find a dish with blackberry sauce this wine is your friend.
Cellarbility: Drink or hold no longer than 2025-year end.
Price: $18 CDN (Ontario).
RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 88/100. Wine Align 88.
(Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast 2020 Shiraz, Stonehaven, Padthaway, South Australia, 750 mL, 14.5%).
Comments from the peanut gallery: So who is not worthy?
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