Tim Adams The Aberfeldy Shiraz 2019 14.9% 6x75cl

"I often think of The Aberfeldy as the Clare Valley's Grange. Aside from the fact that it's from a single region and much less than one tenth of the price. It's a flagship wine that's easy enough to enjoy now, or much later. Blackberry, dark cherry, cloves, sage, coconut, dark mint chocolate, spice - it's all go. Full-bodied, lush smooth tannin, silky feel with rich fruit, backed with toasty spiced oak. Smooth powdery tannin carries the finish long and while there's a little warmth, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Does that make sense? Well, at least it sounds impressive. As is the wine. 94 points." Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

The Aberfeldy has long been synonymous with quality, representing our flagship wine. Year after year, this wine continues to deliver the best that Clare Valley Shiraz has to offer.

The Aberfeldy has a vibrant magenta hue. The nose has aromas of ripe cherry, plum, dark berries complemented by rich chocolate, clove, nutmeg, and vanilla from its maturation in new and used American oak.

The palate is full bodied and powerful with concentrated flavors of dark berry, conserve, blackberry, and dark cherry. The texture is sumptuous, with firm yet polished tannins that provide structure and a silky, smooth mouthfeel The wine has persistent length of sweet fruit and oak, with power, elegance and great finesse.

On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and powerful, with concentrated flavors of dark berry conserve, blackberry, and dark cherry. The texture is sumptuous, oak ageing contributing toasty spice with a hint of coconut.

The firm, yet polished, tannins provide structure and a silky, smooth mouthfeel, while the finish is long, elegant and persistent with great power and finesse.

This vintage is elegant enough to enjoy now—especially after decanting—but has the structure and complexity to age gracefully for up to 25 years in optimal conditions

The Aberfeldy has become an iconic Australian Shiraz, consistently collecting Gold medals at the International Wine Challenge in London.