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Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 1987 Museum Release

Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 1987 Museum Release

Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 1987 Museum Release

Overview

Overview

The 1987 vintage sees the 15th consecutive release of Black Label, our iconic flagship and the first ultra-premium wine made by Wolf Blass, with the aim to create the finest red blend from the vintage.

The philosophy behind Black Label is simple: to take the year’s very best wines and weave them together into a synergistic whole, the resultant wine being greater than the sum of its parts. It’s about creating a wine with many layers of flavour in a complex composition of intense fruit characters, magnificent structure, a rich lustrous texture, long velvety tannins and a lingering palate.

Fruit for Black Label is chosen solely on the basis of its intensity of flavour and potential for longevity. The individual vineyard batches were fermented on skins to 4° Baume then pressed, with the fermentation completed in new oak.

Varietal Red
Vintage 1987
Country Australia
Region Multi-Region Blend
Volume 750 mL
Closure Cork
Alc/Vol 12.5%
Peak Drinking Enjoy Now
Winemaker The Wolf Blass Team

Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Beef
Lamb
Duck
Veg
Pizza

Taste Description

Taste Description

Nose

Developed secondary aromas of dark chocolate and espresso add complex elements to plummy fruit accented with nuts, a slight meatiness and leafy hints.

Flavours and Palate

A soft, rich, concentrated palate with well-rounded sweet fruit on the middle, dark espresso and savoury nuances, sinewy tannins and a touch of mineral acidity.

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

South Australia

Home to the oldest vines in the country, and no less than 18 wine growing regions, South Australia accounts for almost 50% of Australia’s wine production. The Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Coonawarra are well known for their world class reds, with Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley and Eden Valley praised for their exceptional Chardonnay and Riesling.

The growing season was hampered by severe frosts across most of South Australia during budburst, reducing yields but concentrating fruit as a result. A bleak winter, tempestuous spring and a mild but wet summer has meant wines are lighter than usual in body, however a long ripening period allowed fruit to reach full sugar and flavour ripeness.

Wolf Blass Team

The Wolf Blass team of winemakers share a similar working ethos – to boldly chase the pursuit of excellence, to uphold and represent Wolf Blass' proud history, and to create wine of exceptional quality.