Cabernet Shiraz Malbec Black Label
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10–20 years from vintage release, though premium vintages can cellar beautifully for up to 25 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted prime rib, slow-cooked lamb shanks, aged cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
First created in 1973, the Wolf Blass Black Label is an icon of Australian winemaking, famous for winning the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy an unprecedented four times. This masterfully crafted red is the ultimate expression of Wolf Blass's signature blending philosophy, sourcing exceptional parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, and Malbec from premium South Australian regions, most notably the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Langhorne Creek. Each component is fermented separately before undergoing meticulous blending and extensive maturation in a combination of new and seasoned French and American oak barriques. The result is a powerful, seamless, and complex wine defined by rich dark fruit, plush textures, and structural elegance.
🍾 About the Producer
Wolf Blass was established in 1966 by German-born oenologist Wolfgang Blass, who began vinifying small parcels of fruit in South Australia before purchasing the Bilyara property outside Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley. Blass pioneered a transformative paradigm in Australian wine, prioritizing accessibility, multi-regional blending, and meticulous oak management over austere single-vineyard orthodoxy. Sourcing across disparate South Australian terroirs—spanning the warm red loam and ironstone of the Barossa Valley to the maritime plains of Langhorne Creek and the high-elevation, cooler, slate-strewn hillsides of Eden Valley and Clare Valley—the winery crafts highly polished, structured wines with supple fruit concentration. Viticulture adheres to modern sustainable guidelines accredited through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia under corporate parent Treasury Wine Estates. Wolf Blass made history by securing the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy four times, anchored by its benchmark Black Label Cabernet-Shiraz, supplemented by the iconic Yellow Label, regional Gold Label, and single-vineyard Sapphire Label releases.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec
🍷 ABV
14.5%