Shaw Smith Shiraz
$5099each
$611DOZEN
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Shiraz
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
Each $50.99
$611.00
Available in cases of 6
Shiraz grapes in the Adelaide Hills ripen slowly and evenly resulting in spicey, intense expressions in the fruit. Shaw + Smith is a star performer, sourced from the carefully managed warmer sub-area of Macclesfield which provides structure and richness. The cooler climes of Balhannah yield a truly exciting new wave Shiraz with loads of clean pepper, spiceyness, concentration and palate weight to match. A brilliantly structured wine with great concentration of fruit flavours, a modern Australian expression with less reliance on oak, vibrant and bright.
Sourced from the warmer, drier parts of the Adelaide Hills around Macclesfield and from low yielding vines at Balhannah. Generally soil structures are shallow red/brown loam over schist and clay. High density vine plantings are hand pruned, vertical shoot positioned canopies. Yields are restricted to 2kg per vine, essential in achieving concentration. A small batch approach is adopted throughout the winemaking. Hand picked whole bunches and whole berries are inoculated and vinified in small fermenters, regularly hand plunged and pumped over. Upon completion of malolactic, components are treated to a year's maturation in a selection of seasoned and new French barriques and larger format oak.
TASTING NOTES
Deep red with bright robes. Aromas of red fruits, pepper and spice. A palate brimming with bramble, layered and long, a fruit filled savoury wine, showing great purity of character, currants and spice, background clove and black pepper notes, reined in by soft and fine, ample tannins. A match to fine Italian and French faire, braises and cheese.
Wines by Shaw Smith
Shaw Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Shiraz
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $82.99
  $995.00
Available in cartons of six
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Shaw Smith Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $82.99
  $995.00
Available in cartons of six
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Shaw Smith M3 Chardonnay
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $50.99
  $611.00
Available in cases of 6
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Shaw Smith Pinot Noir
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $47.99
  $575.00
Available by the dozen
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Shaw Smith Sauvignon Blanc
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Sauvignon Blanc
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $30.99
  $371.00
Available in cartons of six
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Shaw Smith Shiraz
WineryShaw Smith
Fruit Shiraz
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $50.99
  $611.00
Available in cases of 6
    [ Details ]
About the Shaw Smith Winery
Shaw + Smith began over a long lunch in 1989 when cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith decided to realise a long held dream to make wine together
Shaw + Smith's aim is to make contemporary, high quality wines that stand amongst the best of their type, both nationally and internationally. For a wine to be released under the Shaw + Smith label it must be an oustanding example of it's type, from grapes grown in the Adelaide Hills. For the first ten years Shaw + Smith focussed on Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, and now also make small quantities of Riesling, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. White varieties are well suited to the cooler climate of the Adelaide Hills, while Pinot Noir and Shiraz perform well in carefully chosen sites. Shaw Smith»