Wolf Blass Black Label 2004 has won the 2007 Great Australian Red award, an annual wine competition that celebrates blends that define Australia, namely Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
It is significant that the winner of the Great Australian Red is not a single vineyard blend, but a blend across multiple vineyards and regions.
According to one of the Award’s creators, wine writer Tyson Stelzer, there is a focus on single vineyards and small producers at present, and yet the capacity of companies like Wolf Blass to blend across many regions is a strength of Australian winemaking.
The judges commented that Wolf Blass Black Label 2004 demonstrated the strength of its vineyard sources across South Australia.