2010 Basket Press ShirazThis is a big wine, big in flavour, big in intensity and big in colour, winemaker, Michael Salecich, normally produces big wines but this 2010 made in the Shoalhaven from hand picked Adelaide Hills grapes is bigger than most.
Produced with the usual hand made finesse and given 45 months in American and French oak hogshead barrels before bottling in December 2013, the wine is a rich and intense deep purple.
The bouquet displays an intensity of ripe berry fruits, black current, blackberry and a slight mulberry note. In the mouth it is initially a bit unsettled from the recent bottling, there is a firm finish and strong kick from a high alcohol of 16% but with some air it settles down to very pleasant drinking especially if you , as I do, like what I call old fashioned Australian reds, those great reds we had in the 1950's, 60's and 70's big, bold and beautiful. Mellow but mouth filling with a great balance between fruit and the oak.
Get some of this wine and let it settle in your cellar for three months to get the best from early drinking but do not be in a hurry to scoff the lot, this wine will only improve over time and my guess is it will peak in about 20 to 25 years and still be a great drop for years after that. This wine is a bargain at the price it sells for, certainly not priced at the bottom end of the market but unique hand made quality products never are. See: www.salet.com.au
Max Dingle 13 February 2014
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