Wirra Wirra Church Block 1997 Cabernet Shiraz Merlot McLaren Vale

"Kneeling at the Altar"

Eleven years on, the 1997 Church Block shows why McLaren Vale has gained the tag "The Middle Palate of Australia" - very moorish! It is a subtle mouth-filling wine with complex flavours of berries, pepper, and spice. It goes down a treat with aged camembert and victorian blue vein cheese.

This blend has become somewhat of a McLaren Vale signature.
The perfect marriage of three grape varieties proves that three is company and not a crowd.

The wine showed distinctly raisened fruit characters as a result of aging. Oak flavours come through, toasty with a touch of honeycomb. There is good length which finishes with a savoury aftertaste.

Purchased at around $15, current vintage retails for around $24, we still think this is very good value.