September Reviews.

Welcome to the September 2012 review. Tied leaders here, a shiraz with some nice aged characteristics coming through, and a super-premium young shiraz that needs 20 more years to show its potential. Some good value bottles in here too, titles of these are in italics.

Brindabella Hills Shiraz 2005 – 95

This was the first bottle of wine my wife and I purchased together on a vineyard tour in 2008. After 7 years in the bottle, the wine had progressed well, with wonderful tannin integration, and some really rich, moreish aged characters of leather, chocolate and spice. The colour still had a crimson tint, and the wine coated the glass completely with each swirl. The oak had developed nicely, toasty and warm, and the fruit characters very much still evident.

My last bottle will be kept another few years yet, as this wine had plenty left in its legs.