Shaw + Smith Shiraz

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Wine Description

First vinified in 2002, Shaw + Smith Shiraz has quickly garnered attention a standout cool climate Austrlian shiraz.

Sourcing immaculate fruit from the cool Adelaide Hills region, Shaw + Smith carry out whole berry fermentation in open-topped steel vats allowing for gentle yet thorough extraction and optimal aromatics. Maturation in French oak allows tannins to soften and aromas to harmonize before bottling under screw cap.

The nose is lifted and perfumed, with fruit-driven aromas of blackcurrants, licorice, sweet spices and cured meat. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with finely integrated tannins, focused acidity and notes of wild blackberries, blood plums, ferric earth, mocha and dried herbs. Wonderfully balanced and structured, with 50% whole-bunch fermentation. — James Suckling, Nov 2024

“The 2021 Shiraz is ever the silky, svelte wine, never more than in this elegant, restrained vintage. It has cool, mineral detail overlaid by bright blue fruits and exotic spice. The tannins are very fine and serve to shape the fruit rather than intrude. It is perfumed, supple and seamless. It has by far the best concentration and complexity of all the vintages tasted here today (2015-2021). It has notes of raspberry, mulberry, licorice, beetroot, cranberry and redcurrant as well as white pepper, clove and star anise. Lovely wine here! It has sweet oak and is perfumed and shapely. Good!”
— Wine Advocate, Aug 2023

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Soil composition

Sandy-Loam over Red Clay, Quartzite and Shale

Training method

Double-Guyot VSP

Elevation:

1,254 - 1,386 feet

Vines/acre:

740 - 1,110

Yield/acre:

2.4 tons

Exposure:

Northern

Year vineyard planted:

2002

Harvest time:

March - April

First vintage of this wine:

2002

Bottles produced of this wine:

60,000

Maceration length:

15 - 30

Fermentation container:

Open-Top Stainless Steel Tanks

Fermentation temperature:

up to 90 °F

Maceration technique:

Cold Soak Maceration and Punchdown

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Type of aging container:

Barriques and Barrels

Size of aging container:

228L - 500L

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

14 months

Age of Aging Container:

New to 3 years

Length of bottle aging:

8 months

Total SO2

pH level:

3.59

Acidity:

5.6 g/L

Alcohol:

13.5 %

Total SO2

Residual sugar:

0.4 g/L

Hand picked, sorted and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches in open fermenters, with gentle plunging and minimal working. Aged in French oak for fourteen months, of which one third was new.

Shaw + Smith own two vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, at Balhannah and Lenswood, totalling 55 hectares. The vineyards are planted to varieties that perform particularly well in the region, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz.

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