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BlackJack Block 6 Shiraz
Bendigo
Price Range at Release: $30-$49
Vintage: 2023
$ Rel: 42
With a perfume of dark berries laced with cracked pepper and underpinned by gentle oak, this Bendigo shiraz is fullish to medium in weight with a brightly lit, translucently clear core of dark plum and berry fruit supported by a firmish spine of crunchy tannins. It's long and evenly paced, delivering a more linear and gentle expression of fruit and chocolatey oak than found from warmer years. It's fresh, persistent and wrapped in a vibrant acidity.
Last Date Tasted: 05/10/2025
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Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2023
9217.7

2031-2035
2021
9117.6

2029-2033+
2018
9117.6

2026-2030+
2017
8916.8

2019-2022+
2014
9318.0

2022-2026+
2013
9318.2

2025-2033
2012
9318.1

2024-2032+
2010
9117.6

2022-2030
2009
9318.2

2021-2029
2008
9217.7

2020-2028
2007
9117.5

2012-2015+
2006
9017.1

2008-2011+
2005
9117.4

2013-2017
2004
8916.8

2009-2012
2003
8816.5

2008-2011
2002
9117.4

2007-2010

Winery

BlackJack
Named after an American sailor who jumped ship and found his way to the Castlemaine goldfields in the 1850s, BlackJack has developed an enviable reputation for its honest, juicy and flavoursome red wines, all of which are typically approachable and affordable. There's an elegance and charm about the 2014 collection, especially the two leading shirazes. The releases over the last three years, each of which come from significantly different seasons, show that the BlackJack team has become particularly adept at crafting wines of more restraint and finesse than one would typically expect from a warm region, regularly delivering surprising subtlety and perfume.
Winemaker:
Ian McKenzie, Ken Pollock
Viticulturist:
Ken Pollock
Production Dozen:
5000
Tonnes Processed:
65
Red Wines
Block 6 Shiraz >Cabernet Merlot >Chortle’s Edge Shiraz >Mr Ramoy Shiraz Blend >Mr Ramoy Shiraz Cabernet Blend >Shiraz >The Major's Line Shiraz >
Address:
3379 Old Calder Highway , Harcourt , Victoria 3453 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
2 days, Sat - Sun 11 am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Bendigo
Telephone:
(03) 5474 2355
Facsimile:
(03) 5474 2355
Website:
www.blackjackwines.com.au
Email:
[email protected]