DAN'S WINE BLOG- THIS WEEK'S WINE REVIEW
Dan Traucki MWCC
WINE ASSIST P/L Freelance Wine Journalist. Also facilitating the export of Australian Wines to the world.
This week I am heading up to Eden Valley in the Barossa.
Eden Valley is well known and indeed renowned for its Riesling, which along with Watervale in the Clare Valley are considered the two best Riesling growing areas in the country.
However, today I am talking about an #EdenValley #SHIRAZ. Being higher and slightly cooler, SHIRAZ from the Eden Valley is not as big and rich as that from the Barossa Valley – the style everybody expects from the Barossa. Eden Valley SHIRAZ is a smidge closer to cool-climate SHIRAZ in that it is more elegant and although big it is a less rich SHIRAZ than the rest of the Barossa. It produces sophisticated, svelte, complex SHIRAZ that evolves very elegantly over time to become superb.
The Rileys Of Eden Valley ‘MAXIMUS’ PREMIUM 2018 SHIRAZ is a case in point. At four-years-old, it is still a deep, brooding purple in colour. The bouquet shows the aromas of pencil shavings/vanillin oak, with a goodly splash of ripe plums and delightful red berries. The palate in medium-bodied, silky-smooth, rich, well rounded with a tight, lingering finish.
Over the next few years this excellent wine will mature beautifully to become a nectar. Have patience if you can. If not, decant it – it will pay dividends.
Winery Link:
www.rileysofedenvalley.com.au