Kavel Estate The Congregation Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
- 93
- $20
- Drink by: 2023-2030
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A change of beat here, one that is firm in structure and more finely edged to what might be described as a traditional Barossa shiraz. Neatly tuned, too. The subtle character of the wine allows a quiet but balanced placement of fruit, spice and gentle oak interplay. Dried herbs, a touch of aniseed, black berries and plums with well-crafted tannins. The volume is turned down which actually lets the fruit sing more sweetly.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
