Wakefield Estate
Wakefield Estate
Shiraz 2009
| Region: | Clare Valley |
A soft and fleshy shiraz boasting a lively palate of juicy red berry fruits, plum and spice, along with subtle chocolate and savoury characters from the oak maturation.
Download Full Winemaker Note
At release the wine is a deep red colour with ruby red hues.
Wine Bouquet
The wine is vibrant and lifted with aromas of plum, blackcurrant and dark cherry along with black olives and a touch of oak derived spice and subtle chocolate
Wine Palate
The palate is rich, luscious and round with intense, perfectly ripened fruit characters. Roasted coffee bean and subtle spice characters complement the generous fruit flavours. The wine is medium to full-bodied with a soft mid-palate and supple tannins. It has a well balanced structure with great texture, good length and lashings of fruit on the finish.
Cellaring Notes
This wine can be enjoyed upon release but will reward careful cellaring up to and possibly beyond 2017.
| Acidity: | 6.35 g/L |
| Alcohol Percent: | 14% |
| PH: | 3.58 |
| Region: | Clare Valley |
| Residual Sugar: | 1.51 g/L |
Asian Spare Ribs
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Bean and Corn Burritos
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A scrumptious Mexican-style vegetarian fiesta, delicious beans and corn and spicy chilli.
Beef Poached in Red Wine
Food type: Beef
This recipe calls for a fair lug of wine, so it’s important to use something good. Our Wakefield ...
Chargrilled Steak with Peri Peri Sauce
Food type: Beef
Explore the heat of spicy peri peri chilli sauce. A full bodied red, like shiraz, fits excellently ...
Easy Beef Lasagne
Food type: Beef, Italian, Pasta
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Italian Pasta Salad
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Rich roasted vegetables, a zesty vinaigrette sauce and a delicious combination of cheeses make for ...
Kangaroo Meatballs with Garlic and Basil Tomato sauce
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Paprika Beef
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Beef, vegetables and spices combine to produce this vibrant feast. Match the feast with your ...
Pasta al Amatriciana
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The flavours of spicy vine-ripened tomato and smokey bacon come together in amatriciana sauce.
Roasted Vegetable Pizza
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Spicy Spaghetti Marinara
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A spicy Italian seafood classic, here now for you to enjoy at home. Incorporating fresh fish, ...
Spicy Spanish Paella
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Traditional Eggplant Parmigiana
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Venison with Red Wine Sauce
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The tastes of red wine and black plum surround gamey venison in a surprising treat.
Wild Venison in Spicy Sauce
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| Range | Variety | Vintage | Show Name | Year | Class | Award |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Winemakers Challenge | 2012 | Silver | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Riverside International Wine Competition | 2012 | Gold | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Royal Adelaide Wine Show | 2011 | 27 | Silver |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Concours Mondial du Bruxelles | 2011 | Grand Gold | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Syrah Du Monde | 2011 | Gold | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Critics Challenge Wine Compeition | 2012 | Critics Gold | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Royal Adelaide Wine Show | 2010 | 25 | Silver |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Ultimate Wine Challenge | 2011 | Very Good / Strong Recommendation | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | New Zealand International Wine Show | 2011 | 18a | Gold |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Japan Wine Challenge | 2011 | Silver | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | New World Wine Awards | 2011 | 12a | Silver |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | China Wine & Spirits Awards | 2012 | Silver | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Pacific Rim International Wine Competition | 2012 | Gold | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Irish Wine Award | 2012 | Silver | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | Sydney International Wine Competition | 2011 | Blue Gold | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | International Wine & Spirit Competition | 2011 | Silver | |
| Wakefield Estate | Shiraz | 2009 | West Coast Wine Competition | 2012 | Silver |
Reviews for 0
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2009Wine Miles, April 2011
These 2009 'Estate' reds from Wakefield are workman like 'punter' wines and at their often discounted price I'm fairly sure they'll find an audience. The Merlot lacks any real sense of excitement but it's generously flavoured and well made in its style. It's all about plum jam and drinking chocolate with red berry highlights. Tobacco and vanilla coffee oak come along for the ride. Sweet fruited and simple with a creamy mid-palate and grainy tannin. Not too big or heavy in the mouth either...which is pleasing to see.New Releases
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 20094 starsWinestate, April 2011
New Releases
Full, fleshy style that's long, balanced and complex, with fragrant, cool climate fruit and lovely oaky notes and a warming alcohol finish.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2009National Liquor News, May 2011
Ripe berry and plum flavours, balanced with mocha, price and creamy vanillin charactersIdeal Everyman's Reds
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2009Tony Love, Taste, June 2011
Ideal Everyman's Reds
Good, honest Aussie shiraz from the outset, smelling of ripe blackberry and plum fruits with a well-weighted mouthful of sweetly tuned flavours and just enough creamier-style oak-derived texture and complexity to support all the higher aromatic tones in the wine. It's an all-good, everyman's red wine at this price point and will satisfy at just about any winter occasion
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200991/100Daily News - Tweed Heads NSW, July 2011
This shiraz was awarded a blue gold at the 2011 International Wine Show which stamps its class as a quality drop. The tasting backed this up 100%. Rich intense fruit flavours.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 20092 starsNational Liquor News, July 2011
Excellent sweet berry fruit with a juicy finish. Lifted spice and cherry with rich blackcurrant charactersTreasure Trove - Best value Australian Shiraz
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2009Bob Campbell, Taste NZ, July 2011
Treasure Trove - Best value Australian Shiraz
Very attractive with dense, ripe flavours suggesting dark berries and plum together with some chocolate/mocha characters. Rich and weighty with a lingering finish.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200989/100Glen Frederiksen, Winelines Online (USA), October 2011
The Clare Valley is known for making sedate, refined renditions of Shiraz, and this one does not disappoint. Eucalyptus and mint spice frame lots of soft, fleshy black fruits. ItÆs velvety smooth in the mouth, where it picks up candied black licorice notes. This is the kind of red that turns sips into gulps. Be careful: If you start drinking this while cooking lamb chops on the barbie, there wonÆt be any left at dinner time!
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200988/100Australian Wine Annual, November 2011
Smooth and minty, with fiery, earthy and chocolatey undertones, this dark, spicy and light toasty shiraz greets it's deep, briary presence of dark plums and black berries with sweet, light toasty vanilla oak. It's supported by a fine spine of bony tannins, and offers genuine length and richness of fruit.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200992/100James Halliday, 1001 Wines Under $20, November 2011
Produced from the plantings on the 340-ha estate vineyards that date back to 1969. the wine has a strong, healthy colour, with a bouquet of black fruits, vanilla bean and touches of spice. Then follows a medium to full-bodied, mouthfilling palate, with oceans of black fruits and well-integrated vanillan oak, promising much for the future. Drink it now or in 15 years - it's up to you. Winner of a blue-gold medal at the Sydney International Winemakers Competition 2011.Best Wines of 2011
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 20095 starsWinestate, January 2012
Best Wines of 2011
Robust purple shiraz with inky, rich, earthy/gamey aromas and hints of crushed ants. Palate a seamless integration of sweet plums, earthy oak and silky tannins. Good varietal fruit expression.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2009Don Kavanaugh, Hospitality New Zealand, March 2012
This hardy perennial is showing its class with this vintage. Typical shiraz nose of mulberries, blackberries and pepper, the palate is more of the same with a decent weight and a quick but satisfying finish.Wine 100
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200989/100Mike Bennie, WBM, March 2012
Wine 100
Black and red berry fruit, hint of licorice, mocha sweetness, belt of cedar. Simple, but offers a good commercial leap into juicy red territory with a lick of ripe sweet fruit to please in the finish.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200991 pointsDavid White, Terroirist - Wine Blog, April 2012
On the nose, deep black fruits, ripe plums, pie crust, sweet baking spices, loads of mocha, and a touch of espresso. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, with juicy acidity and supple tannins. Hedonistic and delightful.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2009Tasting Panel, Wine Buzz, April 2012
Deep blueberry aroma with hints of cinnamon and clove; very concentrated rich, ripe black fruit flavor underscored by baking spice and vanilla.
Wakefield Estate Shiraz 200988 pointsTasting Panel, Ultimate Wine Challenge 2012, May 2012
This wine contains a small percentage of Viognier, giving the wine some very pretty floral aromas, which follow on the palate. Soft powdery tannins framed by nice acidity and complexity. A wine that glides like Cashmere.