Gundog Estate Hunter’s Shiraz 2022
Same fruit source this release as the 2021, coming from two of Pokolbin’s older vineyards in Tinkler’s and Will’s Hill. Gundog Estate, Hunter’s, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2022 Bright ruby in […]
Same fruit source this release as the 2021, coming from two of Pokolbin’s older vineyards in Tinkler’s and Will’s Hill. Gundog Estate, Hunter’s, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2022 Bright ruby in […]
Howard Park flirt between calling this Syrah to Shiraz with the new release. At time of writing, the 2019 is still for sale on the website. Note, bottle image is […]
Part of Howard Park’s Distinguished Sites range. The Leston Vineyard is right in the heart of Wilyabrup in the premier wine growing region Margaret River. Parcels were fermented in new […]
The accompanying tech sheet advises this is a blend of 3 red grapes while being Shiraz dominant. Stainless steel and old oak ferment for freshness. Lees stirring during ferment and […]
Flagship red blend from the Bizot’s. Cabernet Sauvignon (62%), Shiraz (19%) and Cabernet Franc (19%). Fruit grown on the 37 million year old soils in the Crayères vineyard, (located next […]
An (almost) straight bottling of the Cabernet Franc (9% Shiraz for spice and seasoning), which only comes in the right years. Fruit comes from the close spaced Crayères Vineyard (1.5m […]
This release sees Cabernet Sauvignon at 66% and Shiraz at 34%. No Cabernet Franc. The close spaced Crayères Vineyard (1.5m by 1.5m) is grown on the 37 million year old […]
De Bortoli have released this low(ish) alcohol, spritzy red that’s designed to be chilled ready for the summer season. A blend of Tyrian (designed by Australia’s own CSIRO), Shiraz and […]
While it seems most of my recent St Hugo reviews have been on the collab with Dan Ricciardo, the quality originals have been a little ignored. Let’s remedy that. This […]
The blend this year sees 71% Grenache, 18% Shiraz and 11% Mataro. Maturation saw components aged separately for 8 months in old French oak puncheons (55%) and hogsheads (34%). One […]