Thorn Clarke Shotfire Ridge 2002 Barossa Valley Shiraz July 2003

When I visited the winery in May I was impressed with their setup and the wines tasted so it was with positive anticipation that I looked forward to trying the new releases the winery sent me. This Shiraz was only bottled in June so it was no surprise to find the bouquet brooding but it was also rich and did show dark chocolate, cherry, plum, spice and vanilla.

On the palate it’s a solid fruit driven very savoury wine with good intensity and fruit purity. The refreshing acid is youthful and the tannins which are relatively smooth are also dusty. It’s muscular in weight with savoury plum, rich chocolate and vanilla flavours which comes across in an unpretentious but honest fashion. It’s a very enjoyable fruit driven wine and well made to boot. Rated as Recommended with **** for value you can do a lot worse then spending your money on this glass staining wine.