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Thorn Clarke Shotfire Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2011 Wine Review

Thorn Clarke Shotfire Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2011

Thorn Clarke Shotfire Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2011

Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:94/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $21.95

Drink: 2013-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.7%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Thorn-Clarke

Agent: Lifford Wine & Spirits

Natalie's Score: 93/100

This full-bodied red wine wonder is a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon and 44% Shiraz grapes. It packs a lot of black fruit flavour along with attractive dark spices, pepper and anise. It's concentrated, rich and deep with a long, satisfying finish. Bring it on with a prime rib dish.

Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz food pairings: beef.

Best Beef Wine

This Thorn Clarke Shotfire Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2011 was reviewed on August 16, 2014 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2013  2010 

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Bob Williams rated this wine as 94/100 with the following review:

A truly enjoyable wine, would definitely buy again.
This full-bodied Australian Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the heartland of the Barossa Valley offers very attractive black fleshy plums and mint notes. When the family's ancestor James Goddard discovered gold in 1870 in the Barossa Valley, the family became intrigued with geology (and figuring out how they'd spend their fortune ... the wine business was ideal for both). - Community Wine Reviews

1 Member would buy this wine again

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