Balgownie Estate Bendigo Limited Release Shiraz 2024
- 95+
- $35
- Drink by: 2026-2031
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It’s always great to see a wine with a name like “reserve” or “limited release” which actually does feel special. I was first introduced to the Balgownie Limited Release wines with the 2017 vintage, which was (and still is) an absolutely cracking wine, and the 2024 is no different. TThe Balgownie Limited Release wines sit between their affordable and more premium offerings, yet the quality on display is always closer to the latter. The 2023 Shiraz is a slightly different entity to the 2024: juicier, a tad prettier with violet aromas, chewy tannins, yet still rich and concentrated. There’s loads of black, red and blue fruit (mulberry, strawberry and blueberry), as well as baking spices, bramble and a touch of cedar. The 2024 goes incredibly well with food, whether it’s a rich and spicy curry or a steak and roasted vegetables, and it’ll cellar for at least another five or so years. The wine bursts with fruit and energy, giving forth lots of black cherry, blackcurrant, mulberry, herbs, pepper and even a touch of eucalyptus. There’s abundant fruit sweetness on the palate, which is rich and concentrated with smooth tannins that already seem quite integrated, and enough acid to see it mature nicely, and even improve some more. All in all, this is a lovely drinking experience.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
