Bleasdale Reserve Shiraz 2003 from Langhorne Creek received 93pts from The Wine Advocate, 'While full-throttle, chewy, and heady, it is not over-the-top...'

Tasting Notes

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes: Bold concoction of plums and blackberries with some cigar box flavours coming from the oak. Velvety tannins make for smooth drinking at a young age.

Food Accompaniments

Medium rare kangaroo or buffalo.

Awards, Reviews and other Notes

93pts, Robert Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate, #161 10/31/05
"Bleasdale produces some of the most reliable as well as fairly priced wines from Langhorne Creek that are good choices for both neophytes and connoisseurs. My favorite wine in this portfolio is the 2003 Shiraz Reserve. A 100% Shiraz aged in a combination of new and used 300 liter American hogsheads, this full-bodied, rich cuvee reveals aromas of asphalt, pepper, chocolate, blackberries, and cassis. While full-throttle, chewy, and heady, it is not over-the-top (only 13.9% alcohol), possessing decent acidity as well as a spicy finish. Drink it over the next 3-4 years."

88pts. Wine Spectator. 2006
Rich and supple, a generous mouthful of cherry and subtle spice flavors, picking up a nice cedary note as the fruit lingers on the slightly hot finish. Drink now through 2009. 600 cases made. (HS)

90 pts Stephen Tanzer 2007
Saturated ruby. High-toned and oaky on the nose, with sweet blackcurrant and blueberry aromas accented by vanilla, cigar box and full-blown flowers. Smoky and sweet on the palate, the ripe dark berry flavors showing good depth and weight. Nicely focused, fresh and firmly structured. There's a nice balance here between ripe fruit and suave tannins, boding well for cellaring.

Winemaker Notes

Viticultural practices:
Yields per acre: 3.0 tonnes
Cases produced: 700
Appellation: Langhorne Creek
Filtration and fining: Light egg white fining pre-bottling. Polishing grade filter into bottle.
Varietal composition: Shiraz 100%
Wood treatment: 100% American Oak – combination of new and 1 and 2 year old 300L hogsheads.
Length of barrel maturation: 18 months
Winemaker's notes: - Machine picked fruit, 6 day ferment on skins, pump over twice daily for 30 minutes.
- Malolactic fermentation undertaken.
- Best parcels of shiraz from the vintage selected and blended.
- Oak matured.
- Bottled.

Chemical Analysis

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Varietal

Alcohol: 13.9 %
pH: 3.44
Total Acid: 7.1
Residual Sugar: 1.7
Free/Total Sulfur: 19F 69T

$31.99

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Shiraz