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The Colonial Estate Explorateur Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

94 POINT RATED THREE TIME GOLD MEDAL WINNING BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ FROM COLONIAL ESTATE

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Customer reviews

4.13 out of 5 stars.

Why to buy:

94 POINT RATED GOLD MEDAL WINE SHOWCASE
INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL WINNER CWSA 2020
GOLD MEDAL MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2021
OUTPOINTED PAUL JABOULET AINE LA CHAPPELLE HERMITAGE SHIRAZ VALUED AT $800 A BOTTLE

Specifications:

Vintage:	2018
Source/Region:	Barossa Valley, South Australia
Grape Variety:	Shiraz
Cellaring:	Drink now or cellar up to 7 years
Bottle Top:	Stelvin
Alcohol Content:	14.00
Standard Drinks:	8.30
Rating:	0

Tasting Notes:

Deep purple with red brick flash around edge. Blackberry fruits with hints of licorice, oak and aniseed. The palate is softly spoken and fruit driven initially with blackberries, plums and licorice notes giving your insight into what is ahead. An approachable mid palate, which is full-flavored, while the fine-grained tannins finish with complex notes of olives, cashew nuts and oak. An alluring finish, which is moreish and smooth, yet has great length.

Technical:

The vineyards that make up Explorateur are based in the northwestern Barossa Valley. This is a belt of land/terroir that runs from just to the northwest of Tanunda – Marananga, Greenock, Moppa, Ebenezer, and through to Stockwell, just north of Nuriootpa. Cropping levels are kept low to ensure fruit flavour is focus. The same equipment that is accorded to our more expensive wines is made available to Explorateur. Fermentation is French in approach for up to two thirds of the wine made; the rest is vinified in a more Australian way.

Accolades & Awards:

94 Point Rated - Wine Showcase Magazine

"Great nose of varietal fruit presence. Palate shows lovely oak spice and good length of chalky tannins and some nice tarry complexity."

Highly Rated - Winestate Magazine World's Greatest Shiraz Challenge

"Cherries and chocolate lift off the nose with lovely sweet flavours. "Very yummy" according to one judge!" $30

The Colonial Estate Explorateur Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 Outpointed The Following WInes At Winestate Magazine's World's Greatest Shiraz Challenge;

Paul Jaboulet Aine La Chappelle Hermitage France Shiraz 2017 - RRP $800 A Bottle

Wines By Geoff Hardy Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 - RRP $250 A Bottle

Wines By Geoff Hardy Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 - RRP $250 A Bottle

Gold Medal

China Wine & Spirit Awards 2020

Wine Showcase Magazine

Melbourne International Wine Competition 2021

Reviews:

The Colonial Estate Explorateur Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 is rated 4.1 out of 5 by 30.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Bobbie from Bold wine without being over the top So glad i purchased this wine a month ago down to my last bottle and looking for more

Date published: 2021-08-18

Rated 5 out of 5 by rob56 from very surprised.....nice full body, great on the palette, excellent after taste

Date published: 2021-08-10

Rated 5 out of 5 by DrGadget from Very quaffable I do indeed like the smoothness of this shiraz. Definitely plan to buy more now my dry July is over.

Date published: 2021-07-31

Rated 5 out of 5 by Bec_xx from Great wine Love this shiraz, great value for the price. Recommended

Date published: 2021-06-18

Rated 5 out of 5 by Mazikeen1 from Very good Loved this great Shiraz just what I expected lots of different flavours.

Date published: 2021-04-26

Rated 5 out of 5 by Wodger from Best Shiraz First impressions one of the tastiest Shiraz ever sampled. Great berry aniseed very overly ordered a dozen there and then.

Date published: 2021-01-16

Rated 5 out of 5 by Plonker from Consistently a great drop I have been buying this wine for over 5 years now and will continue to do so. It is a great wine and the price is very pleasing.

Date published: 2021-01-04

Rated 5 out of 5 by Graeme 47 from Value for money Have previously purchased this wine, and opened a 2014 during the week. Superb. Sorry only have 3 bottles left.

Date published: 2020-11-28

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