St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2016

St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2016This is the flagship of St Hallett's wines and has become one of the great icons of Australian wine. The 2016 Old Block Shiraz is a blend of fruit from the Barossa Valley (51%) and the Eden Valley (49%). The average age of the vines is 92 years old. The Barossa component provides the fundamental core of blackberry fruit, while the higher altitude Eden Valley component adds the cooler climate spicy elements and some savoury texture. "Very deep,

Grange here earns its fourth consecutive showing since 1998

it has a very impressive array of leaves and herbs too

fine-boned and satisfying cabernet

In order to get into the spirit of things I swirled the wine anti-clockwise while suspending a crystal over the top before tasting

The palate is exactly this

Elena's mother worked in a winery and the fall of Communism in the late '80s led to an influx of orders for Bulgarian wine from supermarkets in the UK as they seized on this newly available source of affordable wines

open-fermented

bright red-purple colour

Black cherry

Yalumba and Torbreck

Minimal frost and disease pressures allowed for excellent vine canopy development

The characteristics of red wines from the vineyard are richness