Henry's Drive Morse Code Shiraz 2008

Padthaway, Australia
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Natalie's Score: 89/100 Community Score: 4.4/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 207399 Wine Type: Red Wine	Price: $12.95 Alcohol: 14.7% Drink: 2010-2012 Sweetness: Extra Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Henry's Drive Agent: Christopher Stewart Wine & Spirits

Tasting note:

Wonderfully plush and juicy with delicious aromas and flavours of fleshy dark plums and berries. Smooth and full-bodied. This is an incredible price for this wine: stock up for your parties and summer barbecues. Food matches: pepper steak, prime rib, brisket.

Reviewed June 6, 2011 by Natalie MacLean

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The Morse Code Shiraz is a fruit-driven wine with minimal oak to allow the fruit flavours and regional characters to be at the forefront. The wine shows fruit characters of blueberries and cherries with hints of liquorice and touches of spice and pepper. The palate is rich and full with a nice depth of berry fruit, toasted spice and a touch of mint, with a fleshy mid palate and a soft, round finish.
Yield: 4 tonnes per acre
Oak profile: A small proportion of the wine finished ferment in barrel, but the majority was unoaked to allow the fruit to shine.
Terroir: The fruit for this wine was sourced from the Estate’s Padthaway vineyards. The vines are in various types of soil, including red loam, black loam and deep sand over limestone.

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