Wynns Coonawarra Estate Michael Shiraz 1996

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Michael Shiraz 1996The Michael Shiraz is the flagship shiraz in the Wynns portfolio. The fruit used for this wine comes from the best vineyard sites in Coonawarra and is only made in the very best vintages. David Wynn made the first Michael shiraz in 1955 a bottling of an outstanding parcel of shiraz memorialising his late son Michael. This one off wine built a great reputation as it aged and was still a standout wine in a tasting in 1997 of all Wynns shirazes from 1953

The structure is very supple and sits underneath this generous fruit

Amazing purity of fruit and bags of it

elegance and a faint sappiness

tight tannins that are integrating well

the palate with pink grapefruit in a glittering necklace of acidity

"That win really launched the brand

breadth and texture of Pinot come through loud and clear in a Champagne that is classic Krug

their wines have achieved acclaim well beyond their age

long precise and destined to go the distance

The production boss and I hid it behind some red that was put away for a while

It was during this time that David was introduced to Clare Valley Rieslings

Has a savoury/malty/earthy aspect that's really appealing