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James Halliday
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2017
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
98 / 100"'144 shiraz, a few riesling, one mataro and a lone stranger make up a stand of vines that once formed the boundary row of an old vineyard.' The boundary row has survived the vineyard's loss to housing developments, saved by a partnership between the Light Regional Council and Grocke Viticulture. What a beautiful wine, taken to a vinous heaven by the vintage and modest alcohol. It's visibly full of red and black fruits, and will live as long as the (high quality) cork holds."
- James Halliday
Tasting Notes
Gamey, raw meats, charcuterie, lamb roast with gravy and mint sauce. Steak pan jus along with black pepper, anise and mushrooms. An undercurrent of fine red fruits. Soft, balanced and full fruited through the palate with a spicy, meaty complexity. Every year the unique qualities of the LRC astound me. Complex and so different in a beautiful and intoxicating way. Fine, elegant and long tannins from the clay based soils.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity