an aging ausie

One tonight from either Phil's legendary bin end box, or Australia's bottom shelf (where Merlot goes to die!).  This could be awesome or rubbish, I love the randomness and living appeal of wine.  Grant Burge is a good maker, even though this is one of the entry level offerings.  Still not cheap, by most peoples money.  Lets see how it performs !

Name                 Grant Burge Barossa Vines Shiraz 2003
Vintage              2003
Country              Australia
Region               Barossa
Grape                Shiraz
Maker                Grant Burge
% Alc                14.5%
Price                  ??
Source               Winos

I decanted this one, to let it get some air and so I don't end up drinking what was a decent amount of, what can only be described as, crap from the bottom of this bottle.

The wine is still very purple, but starting to show some of the brick colour typical of a wine with some age.  It still tastes good too, quite savoury with a touch of boot polish.

This isn't a bobby dazzler but it is good drinking.  There is something about old wine, maybe like leaving a curry overnight, that just allows all the flavours to get accustomed with each other and soften out.  This shows that, it is lovely and rounded, with no spiky edges and seems to show much more interest now all the blousey fruit of youth has disappeared.

On this showing, I am really looking forward to some of the other Aussie shirazes, that Phil and Jules dug out of the cellar (St Hallett old block, Wynns Coonawarra estate, D'Arrenburg Laughing magpie and a Plantagenet Mount Barker) all with a bit of age; maybe not by design, but available in the shop if you look for them.