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93
/ 100
Jeremy Oliver -
92
/ 100
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2006
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Clare Valley
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"Just a tad hot, but a very good wine. Scented with a peppery perfume of cassis and blackberries backed by nuances of cloves, mint and fresh, rather toasty, bacony v anila oak, it's supple, soft and deeply saturated with vibrant jujube-like berry fruit. Underpinned by fine, silky tannins and sweet chocolate oak, it's delightfully luscious, harmonious and seamless, but finishes just a fraction hot and spirity."
- Jeremy Oliver
92 / 100
"The 2006 Covenant Shiraz was aged in French and American oak, 30% new. Five percent Viognier was co-fermented with the Shiraz. Saturated purple in color, it exhibits an alluring bouquet of pain grille, violets, truffle, espresso, and blueberry. Intense and rich on the palate, this layered, nearly opulent Shiraz has gobs of spicy, savory blue fruits, excellent concentration, and several years of aging potential."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasting Notes
Along with the finest Rieslings, the Clare Valley has produced some of the most sought after Shiraz wines in the world. Hand picked Shiraz fruit was selected from six vineyards throughout the Leasingham Valley with each being fermented separately, basket pressed and aged for 22 months in a combination of new and older French and American small oak casks. Intensely varietal with lifted aromas of black olives, spicy plums and charry oak characters predominate. These flavours carry through to the stylish and textured palate producing a seamless and persistent finish.
To the eye the wine is an intense, inky/crimson red with distinct youthful, purple hues.
The aroma has lifted sweet plum and berry fruits combined and integratde with menthol, char and smoky oak characters.
On the palate its a great example of a full-bodied Clare Valley Shiraz, the palate being richly layered and textured. Chocolate and plum fruits create sweetness with classy French and American oak integrates and sup
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex