Jim Barry – Three Little Pigs Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec(Clare Valley) 2004
This interesting blend of Shiraz, Cab Sauv and Malbec is rather tasty but beginning to show its age.
Smell – hint of menthol, red fruit and red berries.
Taste – Chunky wine with a great weight and phenomenal finish. Black fruits and berries up front, some slightly sour(this was nice, somewhat juicy) fruit and spices mid to end palate and a long dry, cloying end. Love the end, if anything this wine has a little too much Vegemite(yeast) at this late stage of its life.
Tried this wine with a sirloin steak – it may have been designed to go with lighter meats but with the steak it was a brilliant accompaniment.