Sister’s Run Cow Corner Barossa GSM 2021 (Australia)

Description

Oak, Plum, Spice

"Attractive aromas of dark berries and plums, some milk chocolate and gentle peppery spices, black currant and dark roses. On the palate youthful, firm, dry and generous with a core of dark berries and plums, currants and sweet spices of oak. An abundance of ripe, firmish tannins and medium+ acidity laced with sweet of barrel and satin mouthfeel. Finishes dry with a decent length and complexity. Well made, ready to drink from 2023 through 2028+. Excellent value!" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Dec 2022

"Deep ruby-red, slightly hazy (unfiltered), lighter on the rim. The nose is vibrant and full, with aromas of blackcurrant, boysenberry and cherry melded with floral and an amalgam of spice. Medium-bodied, aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry and cherry are bright with a taut core, unfolding nutmeg, black pepper and violet. The fruit is succulent and packed with fresh acidity. Soft, supple, grainy-tannin left a light texture with spice lingering. This GSM blend is juicy and fresh with bramble, violet, spice, and a soft mouthfeel" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Dec 2022

Bright red and purple-magenta; medium colour intensity. Spice and plums and dark fruits; grated chocolate and vanilla pod. Musk, cinnamon and mocha. Here is also earth freshly dug and a bowlful of dark berries. Oak’s bouquet is matched by those dark berry fruit aromatics, and vice versa. Yin and yang. Rich red berry flavours (grenache) then earth and spice and plums (shiraz) and thirdly a long, leafy back-palate (yes, mataro - you’ve worked this game out now, haven’t you…) The sum, however, is much more than the parts. The tannins are neat but not in any way unnoticed. Acidity holds the line. The pure fruit and berry notes are balanced by the tannins and the oak’s spice.

This giving cup of red wine is something of an all-rounder, both with food and with people. A BBCruelled sausage, some Chinese pork spare rib, tagine with cous cous? The plush fruits coupled with the acidity make this possible; as too do they satisfy a range of people, which can in some social settings be nearly as diverse as the food.

Sister’s Run is serious fun. Our talented young winemaker Elena wears steel cap work boots every day of course, but carries a pair of high heels in back of the ute, only for emergencies, like last minute invitations to accept trophies at gala wine show dinners and the like. Returning from a ‘knees-up’ at midnight, mid vintage, she managed to kick off one high heel and slip back into a boot’ just as the cellar crew cried out, ‘Run Sister Run’; and exactly then our winemaker and label took flight! The stiletto and boot are Sister’s Run; an independently owned and operated winery with a fierce commitment to making the best wines we can from family vineyards. We don’t take ourselves as seriously as we take our wines, but agree with Elena, all you need to know about wine is the five ‘V’s and remember the best wine is the wine you like. We hope you enjoy this wine as much as we did making it. Cheers from all at Sister’s Run... Alexandra, Barbara, Berenice, Dani, Daria, Elena, Geri, Helen, Jessica, Maree, Margie, Elouise, Stefka and Honorary Sisters; Encho, Jackson, Lance, Todor and Zar.