Good Afternoon all. Firstly, I have to tell you this is no April Fool's joke. The Colonial Estate has released the 2010 Exile Shiraz and 2009 Exile Cabernet. Yep, that's right. An Exile Cabernet which is made in the same meticulous way the Shiraz is.
The shiraz first though. The Barossa shiraz vintage was rated 9/10 by James Halliday and the bulk of the grapes were sourced from the Maranga region which has some very old vines. This 2010 Exile Shiraz is, apparently, better than the 2009 and we all know how good that is (or was for those of you who have already polished theirs off).
Now, the 2009 Exile Cabernet Sauvignon. 2009 was also a very good year in the Barossa and, even though it is an area known for shiraz rather than cabernet, this wine was produced from grapes grown in the Greenock sub-region. I am very familiar with this area and purchase wines from a boutique winery in the same area and their cabernet is perfect every year.
Get Wines Direct have both of these wines, plus other Colonial Estate releases, at the moment. The Exiles are the usual, $29.99 a bottle and my guess is, they will sell a damn lot of it. If you have some of the 2008 & 2009, then you should get some of this/these. I intend to...eventually. After some recent purchases, I just have to wait a little while until the heat dies down in the kitchen, if you get my drift. 'Til next time and remember to live simply, laugh often, wine alot.
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