Shaw and Smith
Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz
Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Vintage 2018 | purple red colour, dark colour. Distinguished smell with tones of tobacco, morellocherries. Charming wine with creaminess, character, powerfull taste and nice bitters in aftertaste.
Vintage 2018 | purple red colour, dark colour. Distinguished smell with tones of tobacco, morellocherries. Charming wine with creaminess, character, powerfull taste and nice bitters in aftertaste.
Nov 21st, 2023Grabbed this after a tour of Shaw+Smith plus tasting. Drank over a couple of hours, following a 2 hour decant. Loved it, Quintessential cool-climate shiraz, medium bodied fresh, dark fruits, coffee, bitter chocolate, earthy, peppery, whole bunch, savoury with super fine tannin bringing a gentle grip to a long finish. Balanced and complex - we kept coming back on each taste for something different until .. it was gone
Grabbed this after a tour of Shaw+Smith plus tasting. Drank over a couple of hours, following a 2 hour decant. Loved it, Quintessential cool-climate shiraz, medium bodied fresh, dark fruits, coffee, bitter chocolate, earthy, peppery, whole bunch, savoury with super fine tannin bringing a gentle grip to a long finish. Balanced and complex - we kept coming back on each taste for something different until .. it was gone
Jun 26th, 2021
At the Shaw and Smith tasting from the Cellar Door. The Balhannah Shiraz is made from a few select rows in the Shiraz vineyards. From a cooler year - very stalky, herbal and earthy. As different to Barossa Shiraz as you can imagine. Detailed and fine. Ultra ultra savoury and just medium weight. Not for everyone - vive la difference. Barb loved it. Just checked Huon Hooke’s rating where he gave 97 points and said “sensational Shiraz “.
At the Shaw and Smith tasting from the Cellar Door. The Balhannah Shiraz is made from a few select rows in the Shiraz vineyards. From a cooler year - very stalky, herbal and earthy. As different to Barossa Shiraz as you can imagine. Detailed and fine. Ultra ultra savoury and just medium weight. Not for everyone - vive la difference. Barb loved it. Just checked Huon Hooke’s rating where he gave 97 points and said “sensational Shiraz “.
1 person found it helpfulMar 31st, 2021
Imminent release. due for September.
Watch the shelves as you won’t be disappointed.
Imminent release. due for September.
Watch the shelves as you won’t be disappointed.
Our first Single Vineyard release and my first Single Vineyard bottling when I took my current position at S+S.
This wine will live for decades. Proud to be apart of history in the Adelaide Hills.
Like most wines in our cellar they must pair well with #pizza and it does 🤙🏽
Our first Single Vineyard release and my first Single Vineyard bottling when I took my current position at S+S.
This wine will live for decades. Proud to be apart of history in the Adelaide Hills.
Like most wines in our cellar they must pair well with #pizza and it does 🤙🏽
A great expression of The Adelaide Hills and the strength and finesse that can come from our area.
A great expression of The Adelaide Hills and the strength and finesse that can come from our area.
1 person found it helpfulJun 28th, 2018En Magnum.
An absolute delight every time!!
Savoured at today's long lunch to farewell one of our beloved crew members heading for NZ.
En Magnum.
An absolute delight every time!!
Savoured at today's long lunch to farewell one of our beloved crew members heading for NZ.
En Magnum.
Pepper, Spice and all things nice.
En Magnum.
Pepper, Spice and all things nice.
Savoury, gamey, kalamata olive. Almost a suggestion of leather, Earth.
Medium bodied, with a depth and intensity that sees it almost cranked up to 11. It's savoury, intense, with a fair crank of the pepper mill towards the back end.
Savoury, gamey, kalamata olive. Almost a suggestion of leather, Earth.
Medium bodied, with a depth and intensity that sees it almost cranked up to 11. It's savoury, intense, with a fair crank of the pepper mill towards the back end.
This little beauty is unreleased but coming soon.
Texture, structure, generous and sexy. Age worthy to boot.
This little beauty is unreleased but coming soon.
Texture, structure, generous and sexy. Age worthy to boot.