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  • Country ranking ?

    237
  • Producer ranking ?

    5
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    Now-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled Beef Entrecote, roasted lamb & aged hard cheeses

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The Story

A very good friend of mine challenged me to produce a traditional, full-bodied Barossa Valley wine with the only criteria that it could be drunk young at lunch or dinner and did not stray from my fundamental wine making philosophies. French oak, fine grained tannins, balance, clear fruit expression! Those who know me well know that I just love a good challenge!” - Dean Hewitson.

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Vintage 2017

AUSTRALIA VINTAGE REPORT: The 2017 winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, based on responses received by the Wine Sector Survey 2017. This crush is 5 per cent higher than the 2016 final crush figure of 1.84 million tonnes (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Levies recorded figure). It is the third consecutive vintage where the tonnes crushed have increased.

Additional tonnes this year came relatively equally fr...

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Average Bottle Price

2020
19€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Deep and Purple

ending

Long, Lingering and Spicy

flavors

Blackberry, Pepper, Smoky, Floral, Spice and Blackcurrant

nose

Open, Charming, Pure and Complex

taste

Average in Acidity, Well-structured, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Youthful, Full-bodied, Round, Perfumed, Fragrant, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Fine

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is purple and deep. On the nose it is open, intense, charming, pure, refined, generous and ripe. The taste is fruity, perfumed, fragrant,robust, refined, round, focused, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, full-bodied, with well-integrated, well-structured, balanced structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has floral, pepper, spice, blackberry, blackcurrant, licorice, smoky and mint flavours. The finish is long, spicy, lingering, round, vibrant and flavorful. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years and decant at least 1h before tasting.
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Information

Origin

South Australia, Barossa

Grapes

100% Syrah

Drinking temperature

17-18C
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