Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Shiraz Merlot - Majestic Wine

Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2010 McLaren Vale

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Average rating

3-andhalf out of 5
(7)

Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah or Shiraz, Merlot

Origin
The late Greg Trott, winemaker at Wirra Wirra, named this wine after one of the original vineyard blocks from which the blend was made in 1972. Originally a Grenache and Shiraz blend, the wine has evolved over the years into this Cabernet-biased Aussie hybrid.
Taste
An aromatic nose, full of cedar, aniseed, clove and leaf notes. Bright plum, bramble and cherry fruit characterise the plush and juicy palate, supported by smooth-textured tannins.
Enjoy
Enjoy immediately or cellar for up to 8 years. Serve with fillet steak.

Body

Red Wine with of a Body of D

Diet

  • Suitable for vegetarians

    Suitable for vegetarians

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Average rating

3-andhalf out of 5
(7)
    • jenn
    • 22 October 2012
    4 out of 5

    One of the best reds I have tasted

    Definitely with no doubt a wine for me to buy again. Very pleasant tasting rich and full, can taste the berries and not the bitter chemicals straight away. Even better once stood or decanted. Goes down a treat. Will drink with italian food and any meats. Dark in colour. It is even a desirable bottle. It is actually a screw top folks but you need a good grip. Brought round by a friend. This wine will save me hours of disasters and the same in money. I will just buy this when I want a red or I will buy a good year of Chateau Neuf de Pape.

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Staff Reviews

  • "Blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz is a particularly Australian occupation, and it's a blend that we are starting to see outside of the Antipodes a little more frequently, with good reason. The Church Block from Wirra Wirra is packed with rich dark fruit, blackcurrant and bramble predominate, with a lick of damson from the Merlot and a really rich, round spicy finish dosed liberally with vanilla and chocolate. It's very much what you'd expect from the wine when you open it, and in this case, that's a very good thing, because it does it rather well. The 2010 in particular has a bit of distance in it; if you want a big sassy wine, then drink now; if you want a more savoury and complex creature, give it five years in the cellar and come back to it. I think it's a great, juicy and full bodied wine that's perfect with an equally full bodied dish. Think hearty stews, or if you're feeling daring, venison, chilli & pepper casserole."

Press Reviews

  • It's rich, sweet and spicy (2010 Vintage)

    "A typically powerful McLaren Vale blend which, while using the Bordeaux grapes, could hardly be called Bordeaux-style quite simply because it's rich, sweet and spicy on the nose and equally rich on the palate, with blackberry fruit layered with fruitcake spices and supported by lashings of oak, powerful alcohol and grippy tannins. Rating: 88/100 (The Wine Gang, www.thewinegang.com, August 2012)"

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