2018 Laughing Jack Carl Albert Shiraz

Highly Rated
Intense single vineyard Barossa Shiraz from one of the most elevated sites in the region.

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A big, rich, chocolatey Barossa Shiraz that energises rather than deadens. A glass and half will not be enough.

Fruit comes from the Moppa Hill at a height of close to 400m - it is one of the few Barossa vineyards with an excellent view!

The top three barrels only go into making only about 80 dozen of the Carl Albert. It has a panoply of flavours including liquorice, black cherry and dark plum, and while firm and rich in its youth, it has excellent lift and acidity.

A truly enjoyable bottle of great Barossa Shiraz.

Carl Albert Shiraz is sourced from Block 4, a 4 acre single vineyard on the eastern slopes of Moppa Hill, located in the Barossa Valley. This vineyard has an altitude of almost 400m which makes it the highest vineyard on the western side of the Barossa, a somewhat cooler site in a warmer region. The soil is very stony red-brown earth with ironstone fragments over friable red-orange clay.

95 Points - "Hand-picked fruit from single 1.6ha estate vineyard Moppa Block 4 at 375–400m elevation, the highest vineyard in western Barossa. Organic practices. Wild fermented initially, with 8% whole bunches; hand plunged and basket pressed. Matured 20 months in 30% new and 48% seasoned French oak hogsheads and 22% seasoned French oak barriques. Uunfined and unfiltered. 127 dozen. There is a delightful detail here uncharacteristic of the far western Barossa, with a lifted violet air and layers of mixed spice. This high site also lends a measured tone to the palate, streamlined, focused and guided equally by energetic natural acidity and fine-boned, powdery, well-controlled tannins. Great potential." - Tyson Stelzer (Halliday Wine Companion)

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