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Bleasdale knows a thing or two about great wine...
In the olden days, when everything was black and white or sepia coloured, and blokes grew huge beards and ladies wandered around with parasols, there was Bleasdale winery. Celebrating over 160 years of winemaking, you'd think the crew at this famous winery would know a thing or two about great wine.
So when a posse of WineMarketeers tasted this wine, there was no surprise that the bottles were emptied with remarkable speed. Juicy, full flavoured, slightly savoury and delicious, this medium bodied wine is smooth and super drinking, for just about any time.
It's a blend of Cabernet, Shiraz and Malbec grapes — each is used to complement and build complexity in the wine. Bleasdale source fruit from their premium vineyards, creating a wine, that when you blend all the grapes up, feels fancy well beyond the price.
When a few of the good Bleasdale folk visited our winery we decided to strike a deal — they were pretty keen on showing us the wines and in turn we're pretty keen on sharing them with you.
This wine normally retails at $287.88 but for you, well, an olden days price of $110.
- 5 Star Halliday rated winery
- 5th Generation winemaking family from Langhorne Creek
- Limited availability – be quick or it will be gone
- A top-notch, quality-focused winery which regularly releases wines which score 94+ points from Mr. Halliday (who else?)..
- Get your hands on quality wine for less than $10 a bottle, no gambles here!
- Super food friendly and PERFECT for cool weather, you NEED THIS WINE for winter meals!
| Name |
BLEASDALE SHIRAZ CABERNET MALBEC 2008 (12) |
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| Oak |
AMERICAN & FRENCH OAK |
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| Varieties |
Shiraz Cabernet Malbec |
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| Foods |
Beef bourgignon pie on a bed of potatoes and gravy |
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| Background |
Preservative (220) Added (as with most wines) |
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| Nose |
Ripe plum jam, blackberries, mint and spice |
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| Palate |
A smooth warm juicy palate finishes with lingering sweet fruits and velvety tannins. |
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| Winery Information |
Celebrating its 160th year in 2010, story has it that founder Frank Potts chose to name Bleasdale after Reverend Bleasdale, a campaigner against alcohol in SA. Potts was mad for red gum, and the winery reflects this still today with massive 10m tall, 3.5 tonne basket press made of redgum. Since Frank, Bleasdale has been a Potts family tradition for six generations, lending real kudos to their claim that there's a memory in every glass. |
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