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Yalumba the Strapper Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2012
Barossa Valley, South Australia, AustraliaIn horse racing terms, an Australian 'strapper' describes a person looking after racehorses, cleaning out the stables and yards, feeding, grooming horses as well as parading them before races on the end of a strap. In wine terms, The Strapper is that juicy, deep fruited, ripe, round Barossa GSM that you can trust to take you from Wednesday pork chops to Saturday's dinner party with in-laws. Grenache, shiraz and mataro spend nine months in new French oak puncheons and barriques and Hungarian oak hogsheads with the balance in older large format wood. Dark plum, holiday spices and black liquorice aromas continue on the dense palate, joined by blackberry jam and contained with ripe, gummy tannins. The finish is a bit warm (feels all its 14 percent) so don't forget about that pork chop.Tasted: 13 December 2015Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $22.49 | 750ml | BCLS |
| ON | $19.95 | 750ml | LCBO |
| MB | $22.00 | 750ml | |
| NS | $25.00 | 750ml |
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Grenache - Shiraz - MataróCSPC: 354050UPC: 9311789003023
