

"A SMASHING WINE" 96 POINT HALLIDAY RATED BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ
Vintage: | 2013 |
Source/Region: | Barossa Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now and will cellar for short term |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 96 |
A huge mouthful of chocolate, black cherry, plum and exotic spice flavours pulling themselves together into a supple wine that actually strives for elegance, it's all in the balance, which lets the rich flavours ride on a sleek track and linger beautifully. The texture is silky and mouth-filling with lively acid and fine tannins providing great balance and structure.
The grapes come from five regions within the Barossa Valley, they are Ebenezer, Greenock, Stockwell, Kalimna and Bethany. The low yielding vineyards are between 65 to 75 years old. The soils are mainly red/brown earth over dark red with a separating layer of chalky limestone. The yields for the 2013 were between 0.75 tons and 1 tonne to the acre. The Shiraz fruit is fermented on skins for 9 to 10 days at a cool temperature to enhance the pure berry fruit. The wine is then pressed and undergoes partial barrel fermentation. A natural malolactic fermentation is completed before the wine is racked. The wine is unfined and unfiltered. The 2013 Saint spent 15 months in: 100% 2-4 year old French oak.
5 Red Star Rated Winery James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2015
96 Point Rated James Halliday
"From 65-75yo shiraz vines across the Barossa Valley, cool-fermented on skins for 9-10 days, then pressed to used French oak for completion of fermentation and 15 months maturation. A smashing wine at $29.95, let alone $19.95. The colour is still deep crimson-purple, the bouquet furiously waving flags to grab one's attention with its seductive plum, chocolate and black cherry fruit, the palate a high fidelity replay of the flavours promised by the bouquet. The tannins are supple and round, the balance impeccable, the mouthfeel satin and velvet."
Kane Jaunutis Winemaker
"This the best Saint Shiraz that I have made. It has all the power from the 2010 Saint and the texture, complexities and silkiness of the 2012 Saint. Outstanding wine."
James Halliday had this to say about the 2010 vintage Landhaus The Saint Barossa Valley Shiraz;
"If depth and power of flavour are the sole criterion of quality, this Shiraz would get 100 points." and "Will cellar very well, and is an outrageously priced bargain."
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Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014
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