2022 Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir

Highly Rated
A beautifully dark fruited Adelaide Hills Pinot from the Shaw + Smith team, in elegantly fine form.

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The Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir is one of the most exemplary versions of this wonderful variety from the Adelaide Hills.

Winemaker Adam Wadewitz has put together an excellent release from the fruit predominantly from the Shaw + Smith Lenswood vineyard. It's deceptively powerful, boasting delicious dark cherry flavours and fine, silky tannins.

This wine will capture the imagination of most Pinot Noir lovers.

"Medium-to full bodied in the pinot spectrum; tannins very present but balanced and supple."
- 95 pts, Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

"Its fruit driven, varietally expressive and primary in nature but it has lovely richness of flavour, whole bunch complexity and vinosity. Drink now – or keep for a while."
- 95 pts, Andrew Caillard MW (The Vintage Journal)

Shows black cherry, darker fruits, underlying gamey aromas with great flavour and length.
Hand picked and sorted. Combination of whole berry and whole bunch (20%) fermentation. Fifteen days on skins. Matured in French oak, majority puncheons./p>

Region: Adelaide Hills, SA
Blend: Pinot Noir (100%)
ABV: 13.50%
Closure: 750ml
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95 points - "Bright medium-deep red-purple, youthful colour; the bouquet is spicy and cherry-like, very clean and clear varietally with a hint of whole-bvunch, a really deliicous fruit-sweet wine. Medium-to full bodied in the pinot spectrum; tannins very present but balanced and supple." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

95 points - "Light medium crimson. Attractive pure red and black cherry aromas with strawberry, herb, hint savoury notes. Lovely buoyant red fruited wine with ample strawberry, red cherry fruits, some herb hint sappy notes, very good mid palate viscosity and underlying vanilla notes. This is a shockingly good Pinot Noir that really delivers a punch. Its fruit driven, varietally expressive and primary in nature but it has lovely richness of flavour, whole bunch complexity and vinosity. Drink now – or keep for a while." - Andrew Caillard MW (The Vintage Journal)

94 points - "The 2022 release of S+S Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir delivers all the pretty, delicate pristine red wild strawberries it’s known for but with added proportions of blackcurrant, fresh oregano, pink peppercorn and pomegranate. There is spice and funk here in a way that’s …well to be frank …a turn on. Like when you’re on a great first date and are surprised to find out the person is bilingual! Tannins creep up slowly and though not taking the limelight from the fruit just continue to support and show it off to its full potential. This may be the most multidimensional Pinot Noir I’ve seen from this site and I’m locking in that second date now! Drink with wild mushroom risotto and a nonchalant but very deliberate curl of the hair." - Shanteh Wale (Wine Pilot)

93 Points - "A delicious Hills pinot, a new breed of unicorn. Rhubarb, fecund strawberry, orange pastille and red liquorice notes are compressed into a gentle ball of tension by well placed oak and juicy, sappy freshness. A tingle of dill attests to some whole bunches in the mix. The finish, crunchy, finessed and vibrant. Delicious drinking across the early to mid term." - Ned Goodwin MW (Halliday Wine Companion)

Shaw + Smith

Shaw + Smith is one of the flagbearers of the Adelaide Hills wine region.

Founded by cousins Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw, together over 30+ years they have built a brilliant brand based around refined but energetic cool climate expressions of Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The wines all now comfortably rank amongst the best examples of their respective varieties in the country. The constant pursuit of excellence has seen Shaw + Smith stand out from the pack.

With the formidable talents of winemaker Adam Wadewitz at the helm, this iconic producer has never been in better form.

Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw - Adelaide Hills, SA Shaw + Smith

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