2018 Eastern Peake Walsh Block Syrah
Ballarat, VIC
Powerful yet elegant Syrah from the Gourmet Traveller WINE's Young Winemaker of the Year.
$45.00
Out of Stock
Tastes and smells beautiful, feels fancy... wonderful expression.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
The Walsh Block Syrah comes from the vineyard next door to Eastern Peake.
Owen ferments the wine in a large wax-lined concrete fermenter, leaves it unsulphered until after winter and then bottles it with a small amount of SO2.
The cool climate in Ballarat/Coghills Creek allows Owen to craft a more elegant example of Syrah where spice and texture take centre take pride of place instead of outright fruit power and oak.
It's a gorgeous drink now, and will mature beautifully for many years to come.
About Eastern Peake / Latta Vino
Is anyone working as hard as Owen Latta to put Ballarat in the mix of Australia's foremost wine regions? At only 15 years old he completed his first vintage at Eastern Peake alongside his father and has since taken on the full-time running of the business.
Owen is the man primarily responsible for both the Eastern Peake and Latta wines, the former of which being dedicated to premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Eastern Peake vineyard, and the latter being Owen's personal project all about innovation from a range of excellent central Victorian vineyards.
The wines are all gently brought to life with very astute yet hands-off winemaking, and Owen's low and zero-sulphur wines are some of the best examples in the country. These are thrilling, absolutely unique Victorian wines, and quite simply Owen Latta is one of Australia's finest young winemakers.
Ballarat, VIC
From The Producer
Another great crop from long term grower Frank Walsh, a low pressure growing season, Cropping levels were great, a really good fruit set. this 1 acre block always produces year on year out. Fermented naturally in a wax lined open concrete vat 3000L, basket pressed, 12 months élevage in 500L & 228L casks, no fining or filtering, bottled 6 months after racking from barrel. A small amount of sulphur post malo & pre bottling.
Blend : Shiraz (100%)
ABV : 13%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml
Critic Reviews
"From over the road and a one acre block comes this spicy, game meat laden, alpine herb-draped syrah of svelte nature and succulence. ‘True syrah’ characters in this way, shy of medium weight, so fragrant, sleek and energetic with fine detail and good structure in tow. Tastes and smells beautiful, feels fancy, has amazing texture and all that spice and fruitiness finds a wonderful harmony. Each sip a cornucopia of things going on, most of all, hitting all the pleasure receptors. Wonderful expression." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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