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96
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James Halliday's Wine Companion
Red
Classification
Red Blends
Variety
2023
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Yarra Valley
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"This is 50/50% pinot (whole-berry ferment) and shiraz (100% whole bunches) blended prior to bottling. A vibrant crimson/purple. Smells scrumptious! Aromas of red and black fruits, musk, white and black pepper. Floral too. Medium bodied, beautifully balanced and just as delicious on the palate as the bouquet informed me it would be. Drink now and over the next four to five years."
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
Tasting Notes
A wine made to be drunk young, 50% Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1981 and 50% Shiraz from the Waterloo block planted in 1995. Fermented separately, the Pinot Noir with whole berry and the Shiraz with whole bunch. each spending 9 months in French oak barriques before blending.
There is an exotic floral fragrance coupled by an expansive fruitful palate and a fine tannin framework. Highly aromatic with a blue violet lift and summer pudding of mixed berry fruits. The palate has a light touch yet is soft and fruitful, a faintest smoky grip from the use of stalks bringing some structure and drive to the finish. These varieties complement each other beautifully with the perfume, silk and spice of the Pinot sitting comfortably with the underlying structure of the cool climate Shiraz.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity