Virgin Block 2001 Shiraz

Wine tasted completely blind

Closed nose that’s difficult to extract aromas from but it does show some chocolate and subtle spice.

The closed down unyielding nature of this wine flows through to the palate, its about as tight as a new cars motor but like a good car you can tell from the test drive when its got the goods, and this wine falls into that category. It’s well made and proportioned, its medium weight but has a little class and elegance about itself.

As the wine open up, it does show good intensity of spice, pepper and chocolate, all in all a savoury package with good length. Rated as Recommended now, many people would probably rate it higher and no doubt in a couple of years it will improve. Its average *** value at $20.