2016 Ulithorne Avitus Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
Updated
Winery
Ulithorne
Vintage
2016
Grape Variety
Shiraz
Region
- Mclaren Vale
Alcohol (%)
14.5
Purchase Price ($)
85
Closure
Screwcap
Source
Sample
The more 2016 McLaren Vale reds I try the stronger I think the vintage was, a warmer year but there have been a number of stunning Shiraz produced with the Avitus a great example.
The nose gives a heady mix of blackberry, plum and cherry with milk chocolate and vanillin spice. Elegant and luxurious at the same time.
The palate opens with a swathe of dark fruits on a bed of supple but finely structured tannins. Oak provides a vanillin background with embellishments of earth and graphite that are soaked up by blackberry fruit. Chocolate richness with a touch of briar frames the long and darkly fruited finish.
An impeccable release.
The nose gives a heady mix of blackberry, plum and cherry with milk chocolate and vanillin spice. Elegant and luxurious at the same time.
The palate opens with a swathe of dark fruits on a bed of supple but finely structured tannins. Oak provides a vanillin background with embellishments of earth and graphite that are soaked up by blackberry fruit. Chocolate richness with a touch of briar frames the long and darkly fruited finish.
An impeccable release.