Landhaus The Saint Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012
93 POINT RATED SHIRAZ FROM 5 STAR HALLIDAY RATED WINERY. PREVIOUS VINTAGE; "IF DEPTH AND POWER OF FLAVOUR ARE THE SOLE CRITERION OF QUALITY, THIS SHIRAZ WOULD GET 100 POINTS." JAMES HALLIDAY.
- RATED 93 POINTS JAMES HALLIDAY.
- RATED 92 POINTS WINE FRONT.
- FIVE STAR JAMES HALLIDAY RATED WINERY.
- 65-75 YEAR OLD VINEYARDS.
- 10/10 RATED HALLIDAY VINTAGE.
- AGED FOR 14 MONTHS IN FRENCH OAK.
The previous vintage caused quite a stir when JAMES HALLIDAY announced..."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."
Vintage: | 2012 |
Source/Region: | BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | DRINK NOW. MEDIUM TERM CELLARING. |
Bottle Top: | STELVIN |
Alcohol Content: | 14.10 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 94 |
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 Shiraz fruit is fermented on skins for 7 to 8 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 2012 Saint spent 14 months in 100% , 2-4 year old French oak.
The grapes come from six regions within the Barossa Valley - Ebenezer, Greenock, Stockwell, Koonunga Hill, 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 previous vintage caused quite a stir when JAMES HALLIDAY announced..."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."
RATED 93 POINTS
(JAMES HALLIDAY, WINE COMPANION, 2015)
RATED 92 POINTS
(GARY WALSH, WINE FRONT, JANUARY 2014).
The grapes come from six regions within the Barossa Valley, they are Ebenezer, Greenock, Stockwell, Koonunga Hill, Kalimna and Bethany.
The low yielding vineyards are between 65 to 75 years old."
"Chocolate, dark cherry, oyster shell and a touch of spice with oak well in the background. Medium to full bodied, mouth filling chocolaty wine that's all about Barossa fruit and hearty drinking, and mercifully much less about forests and relentless acid additions. Silky, almost slippery wine with fine grained tannin and excellent length and flavour persistence. Saucy fun. Drink now."
With its 92 point rating from THE WINE FRONT, Landhaus The Saint Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 outpointed...
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