Seppelt St Peters Great Western Vineyards Shiraz 1999

Seppelt St Peters Great Western Vineyards Shiraz 1999Released in small quantities and only in exceptional years, St Peters Shiraz is Seppelt's flagship wine, testimony to the distinctive style and pedigree of Grampians Shiraz. The first vintage of this iconic wine was released in 1964 as Seppelt Great Western Hermitage and the name changed to St Peters in 1998 in honour of the historic St Peters vineyard which was the first vineyard planted in the region in 1863. With extraordinary cellaring potential

Everything from the flat

which was an unforeseen vintage characterised by extreme heat

apricots and almonds

I have four sisters and we all used to prune and pick

the tannins perfectly in tune with the flavours

A fuller figured wine typically

They also grow young vines without American rootstocks

The final piece of the puzzle

and the palate is ripe with fine texture and good persistence

Tight and muscular

"A complex and lively wine on the nose

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