2023 Shaw + Smith Shiraz
2023 Shaw + Smith Shiraz

2023 Shaw + Smith Shiraz

95 pts
Shaw + Smith |Adelaide Hills |Shiraz
One of Australia's most collectable cool-climate Shiraz, with another outstanding release.
Price:
$50.00
Stock:
In stock, ready to ship, only 1 unit left
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Description

The Shaw + Smith team practically defined modern Adelaide Hills Shiraz, proving decades ago that this cool region could deliver incredible elegance without the heavy, jammy weight of the warmer valleys. This 2023 release is a benchmark example of that style, shaped by a late, chilly La Niña season that kept the fruit exceptionally vibrant.  

It is a medium-bodied red that focuses entirely on freshness rather than raw power. The wine opens with a fragrant mix of dark forest berries and a distinct crack of spice, backed by a really appealing rustic edge.  

It flows smoothly across the palate while carrying excellent structure. The mid-palate has plenty of plushness, but it's reined in by dusty tannins and a bright lick of acidity that cleans up the finish.

All class as always!

95 points
"Charm and elegance with enough savoury mettle to elevate the wine to the next level. It's a beauty."
- Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points
"The epitome of cool climate Shiraz style: medium bodied, a spicy delight, flows smoothly and leaves a lasting impression."
- Jeni Port (Wine Pilot)

95 points - "A beautiful, effortless wine that meshes sweet spice, alpine herbal lift and fragrance, gentle game meat savouriness, well-judged woody spice seasoning and a fruit profile that runs through mulberry/boysenberry through to tart red berries. All of this is in a pitch-perfect, medium-weight frame. Tannins are lithe, gently dusty, cinching the wine and drawing it to a long, fine trail of spice that lingers with appealing sweetness and piquancy. Charm and elegance with enough savoury mettle to elevate the wine to the next level. It's a beauty." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

95 points - "The epitome of cool climate Shiraz style: medium bodied, a spicy delight, flows smoothly and leaves a lasting impression. Moves briskly, too, and with focus zeroing in on black cherry, plum and dried cranberry fruits spiced up no end in pepper-berry, black pepper, dark spices, dusty cocoa and herbs that come alive on the tastebuds. The producer was an early promoter of Adelaide Hills Shiraz and gets to the heart of what is so good about the style, keeping oak maturation in the background and allowing the fruit to sing, aided and abetted by a bright acidity and fine knit tannins. Hints of a black olive savouriness add to the excitement factor – which is already running high – and help close this smart, super elegant Shiraz." - Jeni Port (Wine Pilot)

94 points - "It’s a very good wine. Deeply savoury and ‘bunchy’ but flooded with sweet fruit as well. A trio of peppers: bell pepper, peppercorn and black pepper flavours run through black cherry, plum, smoked meat and undergrowth. There’s a touch of gum leaf as well, but minor. If you like a cooler, more herbal expression of shiraz you will love this." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

Style

Shaw + Smith Shiraz is a medium bodied cool-climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power.
A wine with freshness and lift, and some luscious fruit as well. There’s a combination of red and blue fruits, a touch of white pepper, and good grippy tannins framing the midweight palate. From a cool La Niña season, this Shiraz delivers brightness and vibrancy with ripe fruit and structure that makes it very complete and delicious cool climate Shiraz.

Source

From low yielding vines in Balhannah and the central Adelaide Hills.

Vinification

Aged for 10 months in 500 to 600 litre French oak barrels, 20% new, followed by a further 16 months in bottle.

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
Australian State SA
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Wine Pilot
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 13.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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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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