Sevenhill 1994 Shiraz June 05

 

Why did I sacrifice all these so early? At 11 years of age, this wine that cost all of $16 (not even discounted) is drinking superbly. It is treading that fine line between having youthful fruit characters and the complexity that can only come with substantial bottle age. Powdery tannins are still abundant but are smooth as expected; the fruit still shows wonderful purity with fresh dark chocolate, aged black fruit characters and well balanced acid that provides a gentle refreshing lift; it finishes with good intensity. A good old-fashioned red, it is rated as Highly Recommended, I could kick myself for not keeping a few more of these as they will go another 5 years easily.