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  • Country ranking ?

    143
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb

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Varietal: Shiraz

Region: Grampians, Victoria

There is no doubting the pedigree of the flagship wine in the Seppelt wine portfolio, the stunning St Peters Shiraz. First released in 1964 as the Great Western Hermitage, it is a wine that is only released in the finest vintages, with fruit sourced from the remarkable, low-yielding Seppelt vineyard sites in the Great Western region. The weathered volcanic soils, red-brown earth and granitic s...

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Emma Wood says that this is the best wine she has ever made. No argument from me. What a fabulous wine. Plenty of spice, black fruits, tight structure and a real note of blueberry poking through. Mid-weight with concentration.

This is dense, yet dancing. Pristine, with balance. There is real purity of fruit here.

Very fine tannins, yet deceptive grip. Has seriously impressive length. Superb. There is considerable power here. Texture is key and this wine will have a very long life.

For the record, there is no 2009, while 2010 is looking promising.

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Origin

Victoria, Great Western

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