Polleters 2005 Shiraz VicFeb08

Tasting Note

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Polleters 2005 Shiraz VicFeb08 will sell for $25 when it is released in late March and is sealed under screwcap. The nose showed sweet plum, vanilla, clove, nutmeg and liquorice. The deeply-seated fruit presents a flavour profile that is mainly black with plum, black cherry, blackberry, dried herbs, spice, and liquorice. An ample-weight wine, it’s firmly backed by powdery tannins, and whilst there is a skip load of flavour intensity for the buck, it needs time for the tannins to integrate. Rated as Recommended with *** for value; it will improve markedly when the tannins integrate and it reaches it peak drinking window between 2010 and 2016 (**** for value based on the case price of $20 a bottle).