• 2019 Arago Barossa Cabernet Shiraz - Cabernet Shiraz - Sorby Adams Wines
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Arago Barossa Cabernet Shiraz 2019

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"Our classic Australian blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz and a personal favourite of mine." Simon Sorby Adams, winemaker

GI: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon (Craneford, Eden Valley) | 35% Shiraz (Ebenezer, Barossa Valley). Colour: Dark red with purple hue. Aroma: Blackcurrant and spiced plum aromas, complexed by chocolate and vanilla. Palate: Australian blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Superbly fruited with cumin, olive, and dark cocoa. Multi-layered with finely grained vanillin oak and a graceful finish. Oak: Matured in French oak hogsheads (30% new) for 30 months. 4 year air dried, Francois Frere and Taransaud Coopers. Cellar: Drink now to 2038. Sealed with QORK.

"It's superbly structured, making it sturdy and robust while remaining velvety and satisfying." 96 pts, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

 

Our Sorby Adams wine label honours mathematician and astronomer, John Couch Adams F.R.S  - an ancestor of Simon Sorby Adams - who mathematically proved Neptune's existence. His name is immortalized in one of Neptune's five rings. 

Arago is a narrow bright band located just outside the orbit of the Le Verrier ring.

Tasting Notes

Colour:

Dark brick red with magenta hue.

Aroma:

Blackcurrant and spiced plum aromas are complexed by chocolate and vanilla.

Palate:

Australian blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Superbly fruited with cumin, olive, and dark cocoa. Multilayered with finely grained vanillin oak and a graceful finish. Matured in French oak hogsheads (30% new) for 30 months.

Food Pairing:

A sophisticated wine for fine dining and wagyu beef
Technical Info

Alcohol:

14.2%

Titratable Acidity:

6.2 g/l

Size:

750 ML

Type:

Red

Varietal:

Shiraz

Standard Drinks:

8.5

Fruit:

65% Cabernet Sauvignon | 35% Shiraz from the Barossa

GI:

Eden valley/Barossa valley

Alcohol:

14.2%
Cellaring
At its best: now to 2038
Vintage Tasting Notes
Other Information

Variety / Varietal Breakdown:

Cabernet 60% / Shiraz 40%

ABV:

14

Age of Vines:

60

Hand or Machine Harvest:

Hand

Crushed/Destemmed/Whole Berry/Wholebunch:

Crush/destem

Primary Ferment Vessel/s:

Stainless steel

Yeast Type:

Bdx/persy

% of New Oak:

30%

Time in Oak:

36 months

Cooper/s:

Francois frere, taransaud
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2019 Arago Barossa Cabernet Shiraz - Cabernet Shiraz - Sorby Adams Wines
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Arago Barossa Cabernet Shiraz 2019 Reviews

Addictive aromas of blackberry and vanillin oak lead the way with complex notes of dark chocolate, thyme and warm spice, it's richly flavoursome on the palate offering beautifully layered mouthfeel, brilliantly structured by silky tannins, finishing wonderfully long and opulent. It's superbly structured, making it sturdy and robust while remaining velvety and satisfying. At its best: now to 2035. $60.00. www.sorbyadamswines.com. Aug 2023.

Rating: 96 points

Wine Orbit, Sam Kim

Adams gets a little serious here with a wine that is made to his distinctive style requiring ripe fruit laced with oak, which in this case is 30 months of which 30% was new. But it never seems excessively oaky, thanks to the power and concentration of the fruit. Deep, dark and concentrated with lush flavours coating the palate and then heading off into the distance for a long finish. Score: 95/100. Cellar: 15 years

Rating: 95 points

Wine Pilot, Ray Jordan

Rating: 95 points

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