Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon

by Fraser Edwards on June 11, 2009

in Australia

Fraser is the owner of this website but fairly new to the world of wine so he is currently enjoying tasting and learning!
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Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon

I was given this bottle by a friend recently and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. On the nose it was deep, spicy and leathery. Nice gentle tannins, full & fruity and a lovely warm spiced after taste. With many people recently suggesting big brands like Wolf Blass should be avoided I’m delighted to say I thought that exact opposite and will be buying myself some more of the same!

It seems perhaps that it’s a little of the wine snob in us that makes us think we need to avoid a brand name in search of the wine from a smaller wine maker. I think it’s like how we all want to discover a new band before anyone else has heard of them and before they go mainstream. Any thoughts on big brand wines?

I have to admit that my wine & food pairings aren’t always particularly standard and so this time round I had the Wolf Blass with a Haggis Pizza from local company Cosmo. It worked perfectly for me! :)

The Wolf Blass Red Label is currently available from Majestic

No longer available from Majestic but see below for other links.

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Lou Paris August 17, 2010 at 9:32 pm

This is my favourite wine – no other wine is as smooth and tasty! Sadly, Majestic have said that Wolf Blass will no longer offer them a deal so they are discontinuing it! Pleeeaaaase let me know if it is on offer anywhere else.
Thanks!

Fraser Edwards August 18, 2010 at 9:07 pm

Thanks for the comment Lou – It’s still available from Gondola. Just follow this link

http://www.redwine.co.uk/go/wolfblass

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