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The Vintage Fortified Shiraz
McLaren Vale · Australia
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Shiraz
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- McLaren Vale
- Appellation
- McLaren Vale
- Alcohol
- 18%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- sweet
Food pairing
blue cheeses · chocolate desserts · almond tart · caramelized nuts
Rated vintages
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200690 pts
Although this is fortified, it's not overly so, with the finished alcohol level resting around 18%. The result is a decadently sweet mash-up of brandy-macerated raspberries that turn chocolaty on the finish. Although it lacks the complexity, tannic grip and minerality of the bes…