Tahbilk Shiraz 2005
Both Tahbilk Cabernet and Shiraz have always been good value, good quality wines, but we shouldn't take them for granted: they're Aussie gems. If you haven't had one for a while, it's time you rediscovered them.
Seems a bit softer and cuddlier than usual, but it's still full of that immensely attractive cherry-plummed, earthen flavour that the estate is famous for. It's tannins don't get in the way, but there's enough of them, and the smear of eucalypt-like flavours gives it a welcoming sense of lift. Lovely wine. Mattinson has already nabbed himself a case of this. Drink 2009-2015. 91 points Cambell Mattinson & Gary Walsh, The Big Red Wine Book 2009/10
No.62 The Top 100 Red Wines at $20 or less - Cambell Mattinson & Gary Walsh, The Big Red Wine Book 2009/10
Bright red-crimson; a full-flavoured but elegant wine, with an abundance of black cherry and blackberry fruit; best for many years; extract perfectly managed. Screwcap. Drink 2020 93 points James Halliday
A winery steeped in tradition (with National Trust classification), which should be visited at least once by every wine-conscious Australian, and which makes wines - particularly red wines - utterly in keeping with that tradition. The essence of that heritage comes in the form of the tiny quantities of Shiraz made entirely from vines planted in 1860. In 2005 Tahbilk opened its substantial wetlands project, with a series of walks connected (if you wish) by short journeys on a small punt. Exports to the UK and the US. James Halliday
Tahbilk. A Priceless Inheritance. In the world of changing fashions, Tahbilk is a rock of ages.
There is a continuity of style of the kind rarely encountered in Australia. The reds are massively constructed, invariably showing generous, berry and chocolate fruit flavours with enormous supporting tannins whilst the whites, Marsanne, (firmly established on the House of Commons wine list), Riesling and Chardonnay are outstanding". James Halliday - Wine Atlas of Australia and New Zealand - 2009/05/27
There is no mistaking the 2005 vintage release as a Tahbilk Shiraz – a deep red/magenta colour in the glass, aromas of plums & spice with background peppery hints lead to a solidly constructed palate of blackberry, plum and anise fruits with firm but not overly intrusive tannins on the finish.
A rock solid wine that will please the faithful as well as leading new converts to the Tahbilk Shiraz altar! Tahbilk
Winemakers - Alister Purbrick, Neil Larson & Alan George
Established in 1860 Tahbilk is one of Australia’s most beautiful& historic wineries.
Located in the Nagambie Lakes region of central Victoria (120kms north of Melbourne), one of the nation’s premium viticultural areas, the property comprises some 1,214 hectares of rich river flats with a frontage of 11 kms to the Goulburn River and 8 kms of permanent backwaters & creeks.
The vineyard comprises 168 hectares of vines which include the rare Rhone whites of Marsanne, Viognier & Roussanne, along with classical varieties such as Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc & Verdelho.
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