Wine Of The Day 10th October 2007

Wednesday, 10 October 2007

Our Wine Of The Day is chosen to compliment our dish of today and your palate!

Name                              Serafino Shiraz 2004
Price                                €15.99
Available                         O'Briens
Grape Variety                 Shiraz
Producer                         Maglieri
Vintage                           2004
Country Region               Australia / McLaren Vale

Tasting Notes               

A wonderful rich, juicy Shiraz with layers of dark fruit flavours with some captivating notes of vanilla. This is a benchmark South Australian Shiraz from a great vintage. This wine will cellar for a further 3- 5 years.

What food to match it with        

Most food dishes due to its great fruit concentration. Perfect for Eamonn's (Hit Two) Kilkenny Lavistown Sausages with Cannellini Beans due to its full body and fruity finish.

Interesting stories on the specific wine

Sydney International Wine Challenge 2007 (most important wine competition in the southern hemisphere) TOP 1OO Wines of the Competition, Double gold winner.  
 
Serafino Shiraz 2004
 
. Set up in 1972 by Serafino Maglieri and his father this quality estate has become renowned for award winning (see next page) handcrafted wines

. Single Vineyard wine from family owned Serafino Estate that picked up top prize at the Sydney International Wine Challenge.

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