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A full-bodied & very aromatic Shiraz

Showing purple berry fruits, dark chocolate & integrated spices

Perfect with roast lamb & a rich, creamy potato gratin

Take It To The Grave Barossa Shiraz 2023 (Australia)

Member rating / 26
$17.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $20.99 $18.25
Awarded 5 Stars Awarded 93/100 Points
Take It To The Grave Barossa Shiraz 2023 (Australia)

Take It To The Grave Barossa Shiraz 2023 (Australia)

Member rating / 26
The Take it to the Grave Shiraz takes on the mysteries and individual personalities of old-vine vineyards...
$17.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $20.99 $18.25

Accolades

Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2023

Description

  • French oak
  • Purple berry fruit
  • Dark chocolate
  • Fine tannins

"Pristine and instantly appealing, the wine shows black/blueberry, anise, roasted nut and subtle cocoa aromas, followed by a generously expressed palate displaying ripe fruit intensity with supple mouthfeel and fine-grained tannins, leading to a lengthy silky finish. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2023

In the glass it’s coloured purple with a dense and dark body. A full-bodied and very aromatic Shiraz showing purple berry fruits, dark chocolate and integrated spices. The palate shows good weight and evenness whilst the fine tannins and integrated acidity drive persistence on the long finish.

Take it to the Grave is a joint venture between Nicholas Crampton and South Australian winemaker Corey Ryan created to deliver interesting and rewarding wines whilst challenging a few established rules and preconceptions. The Take it to the Grave Shiraz takes on the mysteries and individual personalities of old-vine vineyards.

Spring was cooler than usual and with more rain events bringing soil moisture levels up. Summer likewise was cool yet with enough sunny days to enable beautiful albeit slower ripening. This made for a later vintage than prior years, but the resultant fruit quality is very, very good.

The fruit is partially hand-harvested before de-stemming and cool fermentation in small two tonne open fermenters with regular hand plunging. Matured in seasoned French oak (20% new French) for six months before bottling with minimal filtration and Sulphur addition.

Food Pairing: Perfect with roast lamb and a rich, creamy potato gratin.

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Screw Cap

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Alcohol

14.5%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4.5 Stars

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User comments (11)

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A lovely drop

Dawn - 21/09/2024

T
A nice well priced wine good for all occassions

Terence - 02/08/2024

M
A great wine that is easy to drink and always seems great value.

Murray - 18/07/2024

B
A long time favourite which never fails to please

Bruce - 12/07/2024

Excellent value for money, we love this wine.

Russell - 25/05/2024

Not high in tannin, but nice flavour. Pretty good value I think.

Dougal - 30/07/2024

R
Value for mony

Rolf - 21/07/2024

J
Very elegant easy drinking for an Aussie shiraz

Jon - 29/05/2024

One of my favourites

Sharyn - 21/05/2024

J
Pleasantly surprised with this Shiraz. Would buy again.

John - 08/12/2023

M
Average

Mark - 11/07/2024


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