Tasting Notes - Burra Burra Shiraz 1999 (Recommended)

I believe this is the second vintage from Stephen George's shiraz vineyard located in Burra, north east of Clare. Nice dark blood red in the glass, looks youthful. Smells kinda traditional, maybe old fashion, with some ripe berry fruits. Almost like an old Rutherglen red. Young palate, fruit appears to still be wound up, although this wine was never destine to be a fruit bomb. Quite a lick of tannin running through the palate, again an old fashion feel, and helps carry a nice core of licorice. I'll decanter next time but certainly worth putting down for another 2 to 3 years to see where its going, but the class is evident.