Paxton Aaa Shiraz Grenache 2012 Wine Review

Paxton Aaa Shiraz Grenache 2012

Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:88/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine

Reviews and Ratings

Trevor Sabourin - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

The fruit seems to be mostly Grenache on the nose: raspberry jam, red plum, just a bit of shiraz dark cherry and blackberry. There are some beautiful, fresh aromas of violet and eucalyptus, along with cocoa, cedar, vanilla, anise, wood smoke, black olive, and a bit of black pepper. The shiraz asserts itself on the palate as blackberry, dark cherry, blueberry, black pepper, and leather, along with some menthol. Velvety grenache texture, medium tannins, slightly higher acidity. Long finish, with blueberry, dark cherry, and cocoa. Tasty!

Monique Sosa - Accredited Sommelier rated this wine as 87/100 with the following review:

Tannin monster. Moderate intensity fruit aromas (cooked raspberry mostly), a hint violets and a pronounced smokey/gamey character. Palate is overpowered with tannins. Key flavours include: bitter chocolate, unripe plums, oak and a hint of smoked meat. You can literally chew this wine. Finish is long and grippy with hints of menthol and pithy unripe plums The tannins are young but if you like grippy, go for it. Consider pairing with some fatty though: rib eye perhaps.

This winery, Paxton Wines, belongs to 1% for the Planet, a group of companies that donate 1% of sales to environmental causes. This is a tannic Australian red wine blend of Shiraz and Grenache grapes by winemaker Michael Paxton that's farmed biodynamically. - Community Wine Reviews

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