E&E Barossa Valley Sparkling Shiraz 1999
This is a $65 bottle of wine, when you can find it, which you can't, in Regina. Fortunately, Richmond Hill Wines in Calgary brings it in, and this summer we were in Calgary earlier than usual--which meant they hadn't yet sold out of the limited supply. We stocked up, so we now have a couple of bottles in waiting.
This 1999 bottle of the E&E Barossa Valley Sparkling Shiraz was one we already had on hand from a previous purchase, and we opened it for Ed's birthday. It had a deep, rich flavour. We find that some sparkling wines seem artificially sweet. Not this one: it's simply a full-bodied shiraz that happens to sparkle. Its fruity, but nobody could ever call it jammy. And it's very, very smooth.
It is, in fact, one of our absolute favorites, which is why our rating is 9/10.
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