St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2020

St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2020Tyson Stelzer Top 250 Australian Wines of 2024 Blackwell Shiraz was first released in 1994, in honour of Stuart Blackwell, winemaker for more than three decades and a tireless contributor to the St Hallett story. The fruit is sourced predominately from Northern Barossa (vineyards in Greenock, Ebenezer and Moppa Hills) with the red brown clay soils creating wines with hallmark characteristics of black plum, cherries and dark chocolate. "A classic

"Intense nose

The tannins are firm and faintly sappy

berries not crushed or pumped to preserve their physical integrity and transferred to a majority of open 4000 L & 9000 L wooden and some stainless steel 5000 L vats

writes:  "The quality of Cullen's cabernet sauvignon merlot is simply stunning

and 30% in new barriques (225L)

Wine Guide 2016 - 96 points

lean-fruit-and-sulphur- aromas here

Dom Pérignon

delicate and stylish

Wine has been made here for over 2600 years

calm and composed

it finishes with lingering fruit and licorice-like influences