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Question: What Barossa wines prominently display cassis flavours?
Answer: Your scribe usually thinks of cassis as a prominent note in the early fruit aromas and tertiary bouquet of especially Pauillac & St. Julien wines from Bordeaux. It resembles the French sweet liqueur “crème de cassis,” made from blackcurrants, including some tart acidic flavour notes for overall balance. Cassis can also be found in other wine regions, including the Barossa in Australia. It shows most prominently in some of their Cabernet Sauvignon wines but also in those blended with some Shiraz. Sometimes you find a riper cassis fruit with some minty chocolate. Similarly, Shiraz and GSM blends can show cassis, but for me it seems styled differently, leaning more towards sweeter blackcurrant jam in character. Check out some of the Torbreck wines – like The Laird Shiraz – to see if you enjoy that rendition of cassis. A lot depends on how you define cassis in your own tasting experience. Suggest you taste more different Barossa wines to find your cassis nirvana.
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