The Big Mo' Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011

What you need to know is that this wine is a glorious showcase for the Barossa cult.
It is as chocolatey, dense, velvety and mouth-filling as becomes the legend.
Will taste awesome now but can cellar up to 2019.

Aussie tendency to abbreviate is seen here to great effect. The "Big Mo" describes a pivotal point in the winemaking process where the momentum of vintage, fruit quality and raging ferments takes control of the outcome; the natural culmination of a year's work for the winemaker. This winemaker had a feeling that everything was aligned in his favour, so everything was going to turn out well even if he acted to stop it! The "Big Mo". There's something so reassuring and positive about this special cuvee.

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Grape Type:
Syrah / Shiraz

Country:
Australia

Bottle Size:
75cl

Wine Style:
Full and Fruity Reds

Vintage:
2011

ABV:
14%

At its best:
Now - End 2019

Winemaker: Steve Grimley

Winery: Barossa Valley

Country: Australia

Barossa scarcely needs an introduction, being home to one of a handful of truly iconic Aussie wine styles - Barossa Shiraz - a rich, brawny, spicy and decadent style wi' nowt taken out. It's home to legendary wineries such as Rockford, Elderton and Torbreck and the region sports the country's largest concentration of 100 year old vines.

"Mo' doesn't mean 'moustache', nor does it mean 'Mohican'. It actually refers to the great force of 'Momentum', the impetus gained by a moving object. The back label will explain this to you, but for my Mo' (money) this is one of the most impressive wines from our cellar in ages. Huge, exotic, lusty, very ripe and jam-packed with plum, chocolate, rose petal and blueberry notes...a sensational wine...clearly has Mo' as the flavours roar, helter-skelter across your palate!" - Matthew Jukes

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