Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2019
- 93
- $45
- Drink by: 2021 - 2041
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A pretty good example of why Blass – the man – turned to Langhorne Creek all those years ago in the pursuit of supple, approachable, and generously proportioned wines for immediate drinking. This has the indelible stamp of Langhorne Creek all over it. The nose shows a slightly leafy eucalyptus character which seems to be regional. The palate is smooth and seamlessly structured which is totally in line with Langhorne Creek’s reputation for drinkability. Fine chalky tannins and well-weighted oak merge into the opulent yet slightly elegant fruit base. It is then brilliant and bright with a little liqueur chocolate on the palate for good measure.
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.
