It wasn’t all doom and gloom for McLaren Vale in 2011 - I was singularly impressed by many of the ‘Scarce Earth’ Shirazes from the vintage at a recent tasting. More on that soon.
This has some brackeny, grubby characters but there’s a core of dark cherry and red fruit intact. Spicy, herbal and autumnal if a little woody, salty and bitter at the back-end. I think I’ve said that I prefer less oak with my Grenache enough times now. Savoury wine. You could do a lot worse. 86 Average
Region: McLaren Vale
Alcohol: 14.0%
Closure: Screwcap
Price: $25
Tasted: May 2013