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2018 Estate Shiraz

$35.00

“This is a wine that excels..”

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Description

Cool Climate Shiraz

This single vineyard, cool climate Shiraz benefits from our vineyards high elevation. Most important, is that the Hilltops region has unique warm days which provide rich, generous fruit flavours. Whilst the cool nights draw out the growing season. Resulting in finesse and spicy complexity.

“.. complex aromas of dark berries, spearmint, cedar cigar box, leather, spice and smoky oak.”

  • Vintage: 2017
  • Variety: 98% Shiraz, 2% Viognier
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • Region: Hilltops
  • Case Size: 12
  • Bottle Size: 750ml
  • Country: Australia

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Awards

Awards

Vintage 2017

  • 96 pts James Halliday
  • 96 pts Stephen Read, Wine Matrix
  • 94 pts Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
  • TOP GOLD – Canberra and Region Wine Show 2019
  • GOLD – Canberra and Region Wine Show 2018

Vintage 2016

  • 96 pts James Halliday Wine Companion 2019
  • Halliday’s Annual ’25 Great Reds over $30′
  • GOLD – Cowra Wine Show 2018
  • GOLD – NSW Wine Awards 2017
  • GOLD – Rutherglen Wine Show 2017
  • GOLD – Canberra & Region Wine Show 2017

Vintage 2015

  • 95 Points James Halliday, “Hilltops Wine of the Year”
  • 2 x TROPHY – Hilltops Wine Show 2016
  • GOLD – National Wine Show of Australia 2016
  • GOLD – National Cool Climate Wine Show 2016
  • GOLD – The Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2016
  • GOLD – Riverina Wine Show 2016
  • GOLD – Hilltops Wine Show 2016

Vintage 2014

  • 95 Points James Halliday
  • GOLD – Australian National Single Vineyard Wine Show 2015
  • GOLD – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2015
  • GOLD – Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2015
  • GOLD – The Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2015
  • GOLD – Wine Showcase Magazine

Vintage 2013

  • 95 Points James Halliday
  • GOLD – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014
  • GOLD – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2014
  • GOLD – Australian Cool Climate Wine Show 2014
  • GOLD – Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland 2015

Vintage 2012

  • 94 Points James Halliday
  • 2 x TROPHY – Canberra & Region Wine Show
  • GOLD – NSW Small Winemakers Show
  • GOLD – Canberra & Region Wine Show

 

Technical & Tasting Notes

Technical & Tasting Notes

VITICULTURE

Extremely cool climate.Hand picked fruit from our Single Vineyard at an altitude of 650m.

WINE MAKING

Cold soaked pre-ferment, 14 day co-fermentation with 2% Viognier, barrel aged in new and used French puncheons and barriques for 12 months

TASTING NOTES

Bright, medium bodied palate; Youthful and vibrant, juicy and succulent. Concentrated forest fruits are well-integrated with fine cedary oak and supported by supple, velvety tannins. The Viognier provides a silky sheen to the supple texture of the palate.

Reviews

Reviews

Vintage 2017

“.. A very expressive bouquet, with cherry blossom and spicy aromas, the medium-bodied palate picking up the story without blinking with its layers of seductive red and purple fruits..” James Halliday

“Hints of char and meat juices, black fruit and dusky violets. Smooth, silken slip of a palate, black fruits adds to the sense of gloss and sheen. Tannin is minor, the wine conveying a sense of freshness. Fruit presence is generous, length in spades.” Stuart Robinson, Vinsomniac

“This is a wine that’s excels showing both regionality and varietal attributes. Deep purple red with complex aromas of dark berries, spearmint, cedar cigar box, leather, spice and smoky oak. The palate delivers all the nose promises and more. Vanilla oak, dark fruits, pepper spice at front along with greenish but smooth tannin. All this gives a smooth complex mouthfeel along with the textual feeling from the 2% Viognier in this wine. Value for only $35 RRP enjoy now or in the future with careful cellaring.” – Stephen Read, Wine Matrix

“Lovely aromas of Black Doris plum, sweet raspberry, dried herb and olive on the nose, and the palate is succulent, plump and flavoursome with fine texture and silky tannins, finishing long and delectable. Beautifully harmonious and immediately appealing. At its best: now to 2027. ” – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Vintage 2016

“… the usual shower of Gold Medals… remarkable consistency.. supple, fresh mouthfeel and varietal purity… beautifully made.. from a high quality region.” Halliday Wine Companion

“Delightfully composed and instantly appealing, the inviting bouquet shows dark plum, blackberry, clove, truffle and toasted hazelnut characters. The palate is beautifully weighted and generously fruited, offering fine texture and fleshy mouthfeel, wonderfully supported by silky tannins. The wine is flavoursome and intense, while remaining elegant and structured.” – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Vintage 2015

“The bouquet is very expressive, bordering on floral, with nuances of sandalwood and fresh leather underneath; the palate has an incisive, fresh mouthfeel to the display of cherry and plum fruits, here with forest notes in the background. It has excellent length, yet achieves all this with a lightness of touch.” – James Halliday Wine Companion

Vintage 2014

“High quality shiraz, with everything just where it should be, and sending all the right messages. The firm blackberry and plum fruit carries the oak with nonchalance, and welcomes the textural support from the ripe tannins. Length. Balance. From the right side of the tracks.” – James Halliday

Vintage 2013

“More open-knit than its sibling, with spice, pepper and licorice to the  fore, but no shortage of black cherry and blackberry fruit; very good tannin and oak support.” – James Halliday

Vintage 2012

“… A fragrant bouquet and light to medium-bodied palate, red fruits and spices to the fore; good length and balance, the tannins fine and supple.” – James Halliday

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