Wolf Blass Grey Label Cabernet Shiraz 2018

Wolf Blass Grey Label Cabernet Shiraz 2018Wolf Blass moved to Australia in 1961, accepting a job offer at Kaiser Stuhl. Wolf Blass Wines was born in an old shed on a hectare of land in the Barossa in 1973 and the wine industry in Australia changed overnight. That year, he produced his first Black Label red wine, the beginning of an extraordinary story. The Black label won the fabled Jimmy Watson Trophy three years in succession in 1974, 1975 and 1976, a feat still unequalled today. It is

Slightly more robust than recent vintages and as such may prove an even greater crowd pleaser

It is sited in the renowned Gimblett Gravels and

with cool integrated acidity

viticultural districts

the Chardonnay from the Grand Cru villages of Avize and Mesnil sur Oger

Drink: 2018 to 2035

it doesn’t get better than this

and a distinctive elegance

For most of that time it was owned

"We have come a long way since planting the first vines way back in 1995

The majority of rain falls in winter and summer is hot and dry allowing for ideal ripening conditions

This is salted black liquorice (the Dutch cat kind) grilled raspberry