Shaw and Smith Shiraz 2015 Aged Release

Shaw and Smith Shiraz 2015 Aged Release
Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The 2014 growing season in the Adelaide Hills began with a cool spring, which resulted in a relatively small but high quality crop. A short burst of heat in late January had little impact as it occurred 5-6 weeks before harvest. The autumn weather leading up to picking was cool and dry, which resulted in excellent flavour development and wines of freshness and elegance... 

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016

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Shaw + Smith

Shaw + Smith is an alliance between cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith. Their aim is to make contemporary, high quality wines that are outstanding examples of their type made from grapes grown in the Adelaide Hills.

Shaw + Smith specialise in grape varieties suited to the cooler climate of the Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Shiraz.

The vineyard is located on a 28 ha property planted at Woodside Vineyard with new plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Noir at Balhannah.


Tasting Notes

Grapes/Blend
100% Shiraz

Maturation
Maturated in new (1/3) and older French oak barriques for 14 months to retain fruit integrity and brightness.

Appearance
Deep red.

Palate
The wine displays distinctive spice and pepper characters. It is rich and juicy, yet elegant.


Cellaring Potential
Has the concentration and structure to develop fine tertiary characters in bottle over the next 10 years +.

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016

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