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The 1983 vintage sees the 11th 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 for 18 months.
| Region | Multi-Region Blend |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Alc/Vol | 15% |
| Peak Drinking | Enjoy Now |
| Winemaker | The Wolf Blass Team |
Fresh redcurrant, cassis, sage and mint aromas with hints of liquorice.
Relatively light-bodied, reflecting the use of Merlot in the blend, yet still showing powerful fruit of great intensity. Sweet berry fruit and chocolatey flavours with eucalypt herb notes, chalky, lacy tannins, underlying savoury oak and a soft, dry, chocolatey finish. Still holding together well, with some mid-palate richness.
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.
A vintage of extremes, with the second consecutive year of severe drought climaxing with the devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires. The drought finally broke as harvest began, with a deluge of recordbreaking floods. Together the conditions led to very low yields across much of the state. Langhorne Creek was less affected than other regions and fruit picked before the rain was of high quality though yields were minimal.
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.
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