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97
/ 100
James Halliday -
97
/ 100
Huon Hooke -
96
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2013
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Grampians
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"Small batch open-fermented, hand-plunged matured for 14 months in small and large format French oak. Deep crimson; a wine bred in the purple; there is an operatic chorus of purple and black fruits with highlights of spice, gentle, yet persistent tannins and oak the final movement."
- James Halliday
97 / 100
"The colour is very deep purple/red and the bouquet exudes five spice, licorice, pepper and some sooty, charcoal notes. It has superb concentration of flavour and ample fine-grained tannins. Full-bodied with a fleshy texture. Great intensity of dark fruit flavours on the palate, with a trace of graphite or pencil-lead, typical of the vineyard. This is one of the best young St Peters wines I've ever seen. (mostly whole-berry fermentation with a small percentage of whole bunch, 1200 cases made. Aged in a combination of large vats and barriques, of which 40% were new.)"
- Huon Hooke
96 / 100
"I’m happy to call this a sensational wine. It has all bases covered. Complexity, length, lusciousness, savouriness. It’s ripe and tasty but it’s also highly architectural. Cracked black pepper notes act simply to light the fuse. Cellar it for as little or as long as you like."
- Campbell Mattinson
Tasting Notes
St Peter's Shiraz derives from low yielding vineyards planted on weathered volcanic soils. St Peter's Vineyard and Imperial Vineyard were established in the 1930s and Police and McKenzie Vineyards established in the late 1970s. During batch vinification in static and open top fermenters pump overs and rack and returns are used to extract colour and flavour. The wine is left on skins for 10 to 20 days post ferment to extract the "beautiful powdery tannins". After draining and pressing the wine is typically matured in French oak for 18 months in new (30%) and used French oak. This is a style in evolution; more recent vintages are fruit driven with bright blueberry, mulberry, blackberry aromas, fine chalky tannins and fruit concentration.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity