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After an amazing day at Boutique Wineries we enjoy a flavoursome Shiraz from Telarah Wines.

The elegant pepper and spice cool climate wine made from fruit grown at the Telarah vineyard on the Bylands Plateau, Kilmore, Victoria. Complex berry flavours with a dusting of pepper and spice as a result of a long slow ripening of the fruit. 12 months in French and American oak has added subtle tannins to this wine. Drinking very nicely now but will cellar for the next five to ten years.

On the nose, the wine has hints of berries, fresh straw with spring flower frequencies. On the tongue the palette shows heavy tannin, a longish finish with strong typically peppery Shiraz tones. In the glass the legs are robust and plentiful, indicating good cellaring potential for another few years. The colour shows a rich maroon sparkle with deep blood purple hues. This is a rapacious wine.

Telarah Wines is a winery specialising in producing cool climate wines and is situated on the Bylands Plateau on the Great Dividing Range, three Kilometres south of Kilmore, Victoria. The grapes are harvested, usually late April, and processed externally under the watchful eye of the vigneron Brendan Woodley. Cool climate wines are renown for their unique flavour because of the longer and later ripening period. They planted the vineyards in 1997, so they are now starting to see the results of the efforts in the vineyard reflected in the wines. They have Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Shiraz planted. The vineyards are at an altitude of four hundred metres which tends to give them a much cooler and generally slower growing season. Their wines are sold under the Bylands Label.

Warm regards,
Jeremiah Josey
Wine Reviewer

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