Thomas Goss- McLaren Vale
This wine is called McLaren Vale by Thomas Goss, and is made with 100% Shiraz grapes. The place of origin is McLaren Vale, Australia with a vintage year of 2018. This wine costs $17.95.
James
Suckling gave this wine 90 points and had this to say about it: "This
is a bold, rich style of Shiraz that has a core of ripe plums and
chocolate on the nose. The palate is smooth, fleshy and flavorsome and
has plenty of dark plums and berries, served in approachable mode".
On
page 172 of Wine Folly, Syrah is described as "A rich, powerful and
sometimes meaty red that originated in the Rhone Valley of France. It's
the most planted grape in all of Australia, where it's called Shiraz.
Darker meats and exotic spices bring out the fruit notes of Syrah. Try
it with lamb shwarma, gyros, Asian five-spice pork, and Indian
tandoori". It should be served in a red glass at 60-68*F (room
temperature), decanted 60+ minutes and spend 5-15 years in the cellar.
I
did not have this wine with any food, as I had it at a tasting at
Vintage Cellar. This wine smells of blackberries and plum and had very
strong legs. It tasted of black pepper and was very dry and tannic.
Honestly it didn't taste like much else to me, maybe a slight aftertaste
of blackberries but the tannins were so intense it was difficult to
taste anything else. It had a medium body with no sweetness or acidity.
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