I do like Peter Lehmann bottles.  They’re shapely and have a ♣ imprinted in the glass.  It arrests my attention, however, that Mr Lehmann and Co have seen fit to pop “Barossa” on the label, right above Shiraz Grenache, since I thought that Peter Lehmann wines were all Barossa.  That’s where I first (knowingly) encountered them, on a glorious driving trip through the Barossa Valley…ah.  Anyway, I looked it up — researching so you don’t have to! — and Peter Lehmann, although based and bottling in the Barossa, source grapes from all over.  So there we go.  On with the wine!

I love grenache.  I love shiraz.  Peter Lehmann wines conjure up fond memories of the Barossa Valley.  The bottle is interesting.  There’s nothing about this wine for me to dislike.  The aroma is strongly imbued with cloves and mild vanilla notes, and the first notes on the palate echo those flavours.  The overall impression is of a soft and medium-bodied wine, with supportive tannins at the finish that provide a bit of oomph.  On the middle palate are notes of currant, oak and a repeat of the cloves that first strike the nose, and it has a restrained, but beautifully dry, rosewood finish.  It’s a really well-balanced wine: no one flavour dominates, resulting a smooth, elegant wine.