Thursday, January 10, 2013
Middelvlei Estate Devon Valley Shiraz 2009 80+ Points
Ruby red with garnet towards the rim.
Clean, with moderate plus intensity, very ripe profile, dark plums, mulberry, slightly jammy with hints of raisin, peppery, earthy with oaky notes, lending spicy vanilla.
Dry with dash residual sugar, moderate acidity, fresh, delicate extraction, moderate plus tannin, spicy texture, full bodied with very high alcohol of 14.5% abv, good lenght, now until 2019