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Vintage: | 2019 |
Source/Region: | Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills |
Grape Variety: | Other |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar long term |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 97 |
The Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz Malbec 2019 is a remarkable wine that epitomizes the winery's commitment to excellence. Since its inception in 1973, the Black Label range has been synonymous with complex, multilayered flavour and magnificent structure, and the 2019 vintage is no exception. This iconic wine is a masterclass in synergistic blending, where the finest wines of the year are woven together to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
Sourced from optimum maturity fruit, each parcel of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, and Malbec was crushed, destemmed, and fermented separately, allowing for full extraction of colour, flavour, and tannins. Extended time on skins, mid-ferment cooling, and barrel fermentation have contributed to the wine's magnificent complexity and rich texture.
The 2019 Black Label boasts a rich nose of blackberry, blackcurrant, and dark plum, complemented by deep notes of espresso coffee, panforte, and tobacco. Smoky, toasted-nut characters add further depth and intrigue. The palate is mouth-filling and beautifully balanced, with dark berry fruit, savoury spices, and the integration of cedary oak. Its velvety texture, coupled with supple tannins and chocolatey undertones, leads to a long, lingering finish that defines the Black Label style.
The 2019 vintage of Wolf Blass Black Label is a wine of great elegance and power, with exceptional length and the ability to age gracefully. 97 Points rated by Tyson Stelzer, 96 Points by Stuart Knox, 95 Points from Campbell Mattinson and Robert Parker.
97 Point Rated - Tyson Stelzer The Barossa Magazine
"The mastery of blending Cabernet and Shiraz (with a little Malbec) in the regional tapsetry of the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills furnished marvelous opportunity, even in the warm and dry 2019 season. The result unites tremendous depth of glossy black fruits, liquorice and dark chocolate with a vibrancy, drive and structural poise like no other blend can muster. The glide of super-fine Cabernet tannins is something to behold in the presence of earth-shaking endurance that promises to hold it strong for half a century."
96 Point Rated - Stuart Know The Real Review
"Ink black core, the rim just fading slightly to deep ruby red. Heady aromas of cassis and cola spices. The mouth fills with a deep concentration of black and blue fruits that are layered with a melange of anise, cola, and Szechuan spices. The weight and intensity is remarkable but it remains in focus due to prodigious tannins that elevate this wine to another level. It drives and carries an incredible length that lingers for an age. Many years ahead of it"
95 Point Rated - Erin Larkin Robert Parker Wine Advocate
"Proudly displayed on the label are two pieces of information that speak to the history of this wine: "47th vintage" and "record four time Jimmy Watson Trophy winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999." The trifecta of three vintages in a row is very impressive! I digress. The 2019 Black Label Cabernet Shiraz (and Malbec) is sourced from three key regions in South Australia: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills. It's concentrated, intense, saturating and dense, and despite my personal predilections running toward fine/detailed/nuanced, etc., it's difficult not to love this wine. Enveloping folds of flavor embrace the mouth and reverberate out over the long finish. A profusion of tannin only becomes more plush and plump as the wine wears on, the fruit a vortex of flavor and density. Excellent. Very full-bodied and big."
95 Point Rated - Campbell Mattinson James Halliday Wine Companion
"Sourced from the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. Matured in French and American oak (24% new). This is a beefy release with caramel, toast, scorched plum and dark earth flavours rumbling through the palate. The alcohol feels warm and the oak appears overt, but the fruit is intense and the finish is satisfying."
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