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The 1988 vintage sees the 16th 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.
| Region | Multi-Region Blend |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Alc/Vol | 15% |
| Peak Drinking | Enjoy Now |
| Winemaker | The Wolf Blass Team |
Showing the classic, complex fine fruit characters of a moderate vintage enhanced with hints of chocolate and subtle oak.
Great palate structure with rich, dense blackberry plum fruit, savoury, bottle-age characters, touches of dark chocolate and pleasing tannins.
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.
1988 was considered a classic year throughout South Australia. Temperatures were very even creating a long slow ripening period. As with all great years in South Australia there were very few extremes of temperature or bouts of rain. The unusual blend was a result of the outstanding quality from each region.
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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