Variety |
SHIRAZ |
Country |
AUSTRALIA |
Region |
MCLAREN VALE |
Alc. Content |
14.5% |
Year |
2018 |
Volume |
750 ml |
Notes
98 POINTS - JAMES HALLIDAY ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL UPPER TINTARA WINERY (EST 1863) ARE FIVE OPEN FERMENTERS MADE FROM LOCALLY QUARRIED SLATE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A CENTURY ONE OF THESE WAS USED TO MAKE A TINY BATCH OF SHIRAZ BY BUCKET, FOOT AND SHOVEL BEFORE BEING BASKET PRESSED THEN MATURED FOR 20 MONTHS IN THE FINEST FRENCH OAK