Best's Great WesternThomson Family Shiraz 1998
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Best's Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz is one of the unsung great wines of Australia, this impressive wine is sourced from vines dating back to 1866. Displaying an irresistable strata of black pepper, spice, plush dark fruit and vanilla. Rich and mouth filling, it can be summed up in one word. Excellent!
Best's Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz is one of the unsung great wines of Australia, this impressive wine is sourced from vines dating back to 1866. Displaying an irresistable strata of black pepper, spice, plush dark fruit and vanilla. Rich and mouth filling, it can be summed up in one word. Excellent!
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionGrampians
- Current Vintage1998
- Standard Drinks17.0
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- Langtons ClassifiedExceptional
- CountryAustralia
- StateVictoria
- Brand NameBest's Great Western
- Wine MakerViv Thomson
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker

Vintage 1998
97 points Winecompanion.com.au
Medium to full red-purple; a complex bouquet with sweet, dark cherry/plum fruit supported by excellent oak balance and integration; the palate is rich, intense and deep, yet elegant, and handles the alcohol with ease. 315 dozen made.
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