Date: 12 August, 2011
What: 2008 Craiglee Shiraz, Sunbury, Victoria
Purchased: Cellar door, $45
Food: pizza
Comments: Craiglee shiraz is a wine of different personalities and I think that is part of the appeal. I am hooking into my second glass and swapping between enjoying some nice linear, peppery, sort of blueberry and background dark choc flavours in a sort of wine wanker mode, and then having a couple of big slurps because it's juicy and yummy and you can drink it now quite easily. It works on both levels. I love the vintage variations. This wine is a great example of the fun of letting terroir and vintage find expression in the wine. The 08 is in the middle of the Craiglee range power-wise, with a bigger body than its predecessor but with the classic white pepper lurking, and beautiful forest fruits - so typical and individual at the same time. A bit of a grippy tannic thing at the end (which I have a soft spot for). It would be remiss not to mention a really bright, bouncy colour that gives the same feeling as when you see a beautifully plated dish at a restaurant and your eyes have already decided you like it.
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