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  • Country ranking ?

    209
  • Producer ranking ?

    9
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb

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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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Still a pup, this Vat 9 feels barrel sample-esque. Has that lovely ruby/purple Hunter Shiraz colour and it’s really quite medium, albeit in a ripe, sweet-fruited mode. But it’s just not in top gear yet. Seamlessness is the real play here, and the concentration sneaks up on you. I’d wait for it to gain some Hunteriness – as it seems like all fruit at the moment. Best drinking: wait! Five years really. Then it’s about whether you like a little Hunter earth or not. It will likely go long term (20 years easy). 18/20, 93/100. 13.7%, $90. Would I buy it? I’d share a bottle. Likely more later.

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Origin

Hunter Valley, New South Wales

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