Awards:
Gold - Sydney Royal Wine Show class 06 2007
Gold - Royal Hobart International Wine Show Class 58
Deen De Bortoli’s Vat Series wines deliver full flavour at a decent price. While I quite like the Vat 10 Pinot Noir, it’s the Shiraz that’s the standout in the reds. Drought conditions in Australia in 2006 led to low crop levels and intensified flavours in the wines. Fruit driven with big alcohol (14%) and velvety tannins, it has hints of spice and vanilla oakiness from a year in wood. Have it with a steak or even a pizza."Margaret Swaine, National Post, 23 February 2008
"…the new vintage of Vat 8 Shiraz is gorgeous. A brand new vintage, and it’s a winner. Aromas of briarwood, blackberry with a hint of smoky bacon. The flavours are plummy, with blackberry, cherry and cedar dominating. The finish has a slightly sweet feel, with black cherry lingering in a very mouth-filling manner. This is sumptuous, but lacks the minty cassis of the fabled 2003." 89 points Gordon Stimmell - Wine Critic, thestar.com, 13 February 2008"
Here's a good one for the glass swirlers, as the nose comes to life giving out cedars, tobacco, gunflint and char over juicy, spiced blackberry fruit showing plenty of weight as all the elements balance. Smart with smoky bbq meats." Adelaide Advertiser, 21 November 2007
