RKS 2024 Wine: Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Shiraz: Who is not Worthy?

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Geez there is a 97 seal on the bottle from Winestate .I may have given a 97 rating a couple of times in 15 years. This must be an exceptional wine as the seal (paid for usually by the producer) never lies….right? Someone is not worthy here and it could well be me!

Aroma: Blackberry, purple plum, date and some licorice in a warm oaky embrace.

Palate: That warm oakiness carries through on the palate. Quite a concentrated blackberry attack with a tad of charcoal. No sweetness but rather tartness on the finish. Smooth but an almost hidden seam of acidity.

Personality: I am a member of the Royal Australian Blackberry Society. That 97-point seal is simply evidence of my royalty!

Food Match: Search the internet and if you can find a dish with blackberry sauce this wine is your friend.

Cellarbility: Drink or hold no longer than 2025-year end.

Price: $18 CDN (Ontario).

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 88/100. Wine Align 88.

(Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast 2020 Shiraz, Stonehaven, Padthaway, South Australia, 750 mL, 14.5%).

Comments from the peanut gallery: So who is not worthy?

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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