Note for E & E Black Pepper Shiraz 2004

This is one of those wines you remember for years after you drank it. Made from 100% Shiraz this wine, sourced from two low-cropping Barossa vineyards, spent 18 months in 50% American, 50% French oak 30% of which was new. Maximum flavour retention and complexity have been achieved through meticulous attention to detail with each individual process. The E&E Black Pepper Shiraz is the pinnacle of Barossa Shiraz, representing the best parcels of Shiraz the Barossa has to offer. Fantastic. Deep, dark red in colour with a purple hue, this wine shows a huge lift of cherry blossom, dark chocolate, spice, coffee, and ripe blackberries, along with complimentary oak on the bouquet. The palate is very rich and ripe, full bodied, with a round mouthfeel and very long finish. Will reward careful cellaring, but I found it to be superb. July 23, 2008 | Link to this note