It’s been a while since I’ve had a red blend, and until recently I haven’t been having much Barossa wine either. But the Kurtz Family Seven Sleepers The Blend ticked all those boxes for me and more!
This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Petit Verdot and Malbec all brought together into a taste sensation. It’s from 2017 so already has a couple of years on it making it perfect for enjoying now, or ageing for a bit if you can wait. My advice? Crack it open and enjoy!
Seven Sleepers, or Siebenschlaffer, is named after an old Barossa German farmers’ lore, being that the weather that occurs on 27 June is likely to be prevalent for the next 7 weeks. The first wine destined for the Seven Sleepers range was a blend of 7 grape varieties from the 2004 vintage – hence the name!
The wine is bright red in the glass and has a really fruit-driven nose – think blackcurrant, plum and blueberry. There was also a hint of chocolate and florals.
On the palate, I loved how juicy and rich this wine was. It had lots of fruit at the front driven by plum, yet a smooth chocolatey finish and a great texture from just the right amount of tannin. I loved how much this wine lingered long after you took a sip – it was so satisfyingly rich.
The Kurtz Family Seven Sleepers The Blend is a perfect food wine, and at $18 a bottle, you don’t need to think twice about cracking it open with anything from pizza to bringing it along to a BBQ.
Find out more at the Kurtz Family Vineyards website now.