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2016 Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz Magnum

2016 Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz Magnum

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$210.00
 
SKU: SASBVSHZ16Mag
Decant and enjoy with osso buco
Cellar for up to 15 years
Ideal serving temperature: 16 - 18°C
Produced using sustainable practices
Suitable for vegans

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes
A complex, finley-textured Shiraz expressing the conditions of each vintage and character of a unique vineyard site. The 2016 is typified by perfume, florals, concentrations and structure.
Tasting Notes
A complex, finley-textured Shiraz expressing the conditions of each vintage and character of a unique vineyard site. The 2016 is typified by perfume, florals, concentrations and structure.

Growing and Making

Production Notes
From close-planted (5,555 vines/ha) low yielding vines at our Balhannah Vineyard, planted in 2005. It has a north-facing aspect and the soils are loam over clay, ironstone, quartzite, and shale.
Production Notes
From close-planted (5,555 vines/ha) low yielding vines at our Balhannah Vineyard, planted in 2005. It has a north-facing aspect and the soils are loam over clay, ironstone, quartzite, and shale.

Story

Winemaker Notes
Our Shiraz blocks at Balhannah are planted at a high density of 5555 vines/ha, on a north-facing slope. The site has consistently given us Shiraz with lovely perfume, bright fruit, intensity, and balance.
Winemaker Notes
Our Shiraz blocks at Balhannah are planted at a high density of 5555 vines/ha, on a north-facing slope. The site has consistently given us Shiraz with lovely perfume, bright fruit, intensity, and balance.

Reviews

James Halliday - Wine Companion - October 2019

Hand-picked and sorted, open-fermented as whole berries and whole bunches, matured for 14 months in used French puncheons, then a further 14 months in bottle. The wine is still in its infancy, black fruits, spice, pepper and licorice in a Catherine wheel of flavours. It's a special wine that will have a very long life as the tannins are fully tamed. 97 Points

Nick Butler - The Real Review - August 2019

More dark red than purple in colour. The aromatics are spiced and complex - cured meats, bunch-spice, a Rhône sensibility. Supple and compelling on the palate, plums and cinnamon, even a hint of truffle. This is simply a beautiful wine. Whole-bunch work is measured and adds lovely freshness. It blossoms with time in the glass. Pure class.

95 Points, James Suckling - June 2019 

Wow! Attractive plums, hazelnuts, smoked meat and terra cotta. Full body and round, silky tannins. Juicy undertones. Delicious finish. Love the texture and tension to this one. Drink now. 

James Halliday - Wine Companion - October 2019

Hand-picked and sorted, open-fermented as whole berries and whole bunches, matured for 14 months in used French puncheons, then a further 14 months in bottle. The wine is still in its infancy, black fruits, spice, pepper and licorice in a Catherine wheel of flavours. It's a special wine that will have a very long life as the tannins are fully tamed. 97 Points

Nick Butler - The Real Review - August 2019

More dark red than purple in colour. The aromatics are spiced and complex - cured meats, bunch-spice, a Rhône sensibility. Supple and compelling on the palate, plums and cinnamon, even a hint of truffle. This is simply a beautiful wine. Whole-bunch work is measured and adds lovely freshness. It blossoms with time in the glass. Pure class.

95 Points, James Suckling - June 2019 

Wow! Attractive plums, hazelnuts, smoked meat and terra cotta. Full body and round, silky tannins. Juicy undertones. Delicious finish. Love the texture and tension to this one. Drink now. 

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