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Under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 it's an offence:
- to supply alcohol to a person under the age of 18 years )
Penalty exceeds $6,000)
- for a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or
receive liquor. (Penalty exceeds $500)
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Red Wine > Shiraz & Blends > Turkey Flat Butchers Block Red 2005 (Barossa Valley, SA)
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COMMENTS
The Butchers Block is a traditional Barossa blend made with grapes selected from the Turkey Flat vineyards, including some from the original old vine plantings. It is a blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvédre (Mataro), with the proportions of each variety varying from vintage to vintage.
The 2005 vintage of Butchers Block is a blend of 41% Shiraz, 40% Grenache and 19% Mourvédre.
Each varietal component of this wine was vinified separately in open fermenters and subsequently aged in both hogsheads and larger format French oak for approximately 18 months. The result is an intense warm, earthy full-bodied red with seamless oak integration.
TASTING NOTES
A meaty and stewy wine, the wine displays a nose of rich dark plums and violets and hints of cracked black pepper, cherry and juniper berry. The rich and juicy palate shows the predominate Grenache lifted aromas of blueberries, plums and mulberries with a hint gaminess underscored with spice undertones of cloves and cinnamon and creamy vanillin oak character.
The tannin structure is long and restrained with a velvety finish.
CELLARING NOTES
Cellar - Up to 8 years
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