Shaw + Smith

Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz

Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz
Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz

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Shaw + Smith

Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz

Shaw + Smith own three vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, at Balhannah, Lenswood and Piccadilly, totalling 59 ha. The vineyards are planted with varieties that perform particularly well in the region, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz.

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Wine Production

Hand picked, sorted and fermented in whole berries and whole bunches in open fermenters, with gentle plunging and minimal working. Majority aged in 600 litre French oak puncheons (15% new) for 14 months, followed by a further 24 months in bottle.

Tasting Notes

A complex, finely-textured Shiraz expressing the conditions of each vintage and the character of a unique vineyard site. Fragrant and lifted showing a mineral graphite edge. Structured with firm tannins,  good for aging.

Food Pairing

Enjoy with osso buco. Ideal temperature is 60-64°F.

Shaw + Smith own three vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, at Balhannah, Lenswood and Piccadilly, totalling 59 ha. The vineyards are planted with varieties that perform particularly well in the region, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz.

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Wine Production

Hand picked, sorted and fermented in whole berries and whole bunches in open fermenters, with gentle plunging and minimal working. Majority aged in 600 litre French oak puncheons (15% new) for 14 months, followed by a further 24 months in bottle.

Tasting Notes

A complex, finely-textured Shiraz expressing the conditions of each vintage and the character of a unique vineyard site. Fragrant and lifted showing a mineral graphite edge. Structured with firm tannins,  good for aging.

Food Pairing

Enjoy with osso buco. Ideal temperature is 60-64°F.

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97
POINTS
“Medium deep colour. Pure blackberry, graphite, grilled almond aromas with camomile/herb garden notes. Generous, supple and smooth with fresh blackberry, graphite, roasted hazelnut/almond notes, fine loose knit slinky tannins, appealing richness/ volume on the mid-palate and underlying demi-glace notes. A light chalky/al-dente finish with bittersweet/chinotto complexity. Very impressive fruit driven style with underlying maturation notes and beautifully composed tannins.”
The Vintage Journal
92
POINTS
Shaw + Smith have had a good year, with chief winemaker Adam Wadewitz recently named Winemaker of the Year in a major Australian publication. This single-vineyard bottling is aromatic and sweet-fruited, with succulent blueberry and red plum, fresh violets and a gentle spice. The palate is similarly juicy, satiny textured and wound by chalky, chiseled tannins.
Wine Enthusiast
91
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“Sliced plum, cracked white pepper and some stems. Dried flowers, too. Medium to full body. Cloves and other spices. Finishes austere this year. Turns bitter. Missed it.”
James Suckling

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard size:
35 ha acres
Soil composition:
loam over clay, ironstone, quartzite, and shale
Exposure:
Northern
Average Vine Age:
15 years

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:
100% Shiraz
Total SO2:
64

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.77
Acidity:
5 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Total SO2:
64
Residual sugar:
0.3 g/L

About the Vineyard

The grapes are harvested from close-planted (5,500 vines/hectare) low yielding vines  Block Two at Shaw + Smith’s Balhannah Vineyard, which was planted in 2005. The vineyard is North-facing aspect and the soils are loam over clay, ironstone, quartzite, and shale.

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