Cirillo Black Label Shiraz
- 96
- $120
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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Talk about old vines, the source for this excellent Shiraz are vines planted way back in 1848, making them some of the oldest in the Barossa Valley. The colour is a deep, almost opaque purple-black. The aromas burst with vibrant fresh berry and raspberry, plums, and a spicy glazed cherry character. It’s an engaging opening that sets up the palate. The palate is more in the medium-bodied zone with excellent structure. The fruit, which is deeply concentrated, is supported by fine, silky tannins and a fine oak integration. It’s so silky smooth, but with real power and fruit concentration. It’s a wine of both brilliance and vibrancy, with the energy bounding through to an effortlessly long palate. It’s a joy to drink.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
