Yarra Yarra 2003 Shiraz PlonkOz04

The wine contains 3% Viognier so it was no surprise to find blackberry and dried pear on the bouquet. Smooth, tight-grained tannins, balanced unobtrusive acid and pure fruit combine to form a wine with excellent structure and a sensational mouth feel. The blackberry, dried pear, and mint finish with excellent length and persistence. A high-quality, medium-weight wine with the firm consistency, a solid structure showing some elegance and refined complexity, it needs time. An impressive wine, it is rated as Highly Recommended with *** for value, the rating should improve as it peaks around 2008+.