2021 Michael Hall Mount Torrens Syrah
2021 Michael Hall Mount Torrens Syrah

2021 Michael Hall Mount Torrens Syrah

95 ptsHighly Rated
Michael Hall |Adelaide Hills |Shiraz
Stunning Adelaide Hills Syrah from a master of the style. At once lavish and elegant.
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$52.00
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Description

Here's another home run of a Syrah from the extremely capable winemaking hands of Michael Hall.

Made from a tiny block on Mt Torrens in the Adelaide Hills, this is the cool climate / high altitude version of Michael's single site Syrah trio.  It's full of dark black and blue fruits, and with its cooler origins and 85% whole bunches, layers of pepper, spice and charcuterie.

A rare gem and a sensational Syrah from this region.

95 points
"Persistence and effortless of flavour. A beauty."
- Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

95 points
"Cornas-like. Wild and woolly. Ferrous, bloody, olive pasted and laden with smoky, spiced meats."
- Ned Goodwin (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "It’s dark fruit with aromatic purple skins, cherry lift, blackberry basket perfume, Chinese five spice, cloves pierced orange skin and a bag of wild mushrooms. Very comfortable medium weight with a lifted acidity cleansing finish, fine sandy tannins, black pepper tickling the throat. Persistence and effortless of flavour. A beauty." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

95 points - "A 480m site in Mount Torrens. Loam and clay over quartz and ironstone substrata. Hand picked, 100% whole bunches, fermented spontaneously before maturation in French oak (31% new) for 20 months. While I can sense the dill pickle of the stems, there is such depth of fruit and long-limbed grape tannins that I have no doubt the verdancy will be absorbed in time. Cornas-like. Wild and woolly. Ferrous, bloody, olive pasted and laden with smoky, spiced meats. A very good wine in an embryonic phase. Put this away for five to eight years." - Ned Goodwin (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "A 480m site in Mount Torrens. Loam and clay over quartz and ironstone substrata. Hand-picked, 100% whole bunches, fermented spontaneously before maturation in French oak (31% new) for 20 months. While I can sense the dill pickle of the stems, there is such depth to the fruit and long-limbed grape tannins that I have no doubt the verdancy will reduce over time. Cornas-like. Wild and woolly. Ferrous, bloody, olive pasted and laden with smoky, spiced meats. A very good wine in an embryonic phase. Put this away for five to eight years. Drink or hold. Screw cap." - Ned Goodwin (Jame Suckling)

The Lenger Road vineyard sits at an elevation of 480m in the Mount Torrens region of the Adelaide Hills. The soils are sandy loam and clay over quartz and ironstone on a slight northerly aspect. Late ripening and low yielding the vineyard typically produces sweet, spicy and herbal fruit.

For wine nerds like me: Hand picked on the 9th April, 85% whole bunch wild fermented, pressed to French oak and matured for 20 months in barrel (31% new, Saury).

1260 bottles produced.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
Australian State SA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
James Suckling
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
Closure Screw Cap

Michael Hall

It is Michael Hall's precise and methodical approach to winemaking which has made him stand out in the crowd of Barossa Valley winemakers.

A jewellery valuer in a previous life, his wines ooze clarity and attention to detail. They focus on small vineyards in the Barossa and Adelaide Hills that produce high-quality fruit. The wine are made with no shortcuts in the winery and an unwavering commitment to quality.

These are classically styled, refined wines designed to speak articulately of the Barossa and the surrounds. Michael's wines are top shelf.

Winemaker Michael Hall - Barossa Valley, SA Michael Hall

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