Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz 2017
$32.99
SPECIAL 6 PACK BUY. Fine Great Southern Shiraz. Gold medal; 95 points.
Description
Howard Park, one of Western Australia’s pioneering wine families with a 30 year history and two generations of tireless work of the Burch family, they specialise in the state’s premier grape-growing regions of Margaret River and the Great Southern. They are also part of Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW), an exciting collective of 12 multi-generational family-owned wine producers.
Winemaker Janice McDonald and the family are still celebrating after winning Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year for 2018. Peter Forrestal, of Gourmet Traveller said “Janice McDonald is an astounding winemaker: demanding of herself and others; rigorous; painstaking in her attention to detail.”
Margaret River is Australia’s most spectacular wine region with breathtaking coastline, Karri forests and maritime climate perfectly suited to premium grape growing. 100% estate grown fruit Howard Park makes beautiful wines with depth of fruit, balance and structure that overdeliver across the board.
This wine is a blend of the best parcels from the Lange vineyard in Frankland River, which were planted in 1997 and 2000. The soils are lateritic gravelly/sandy loams over granite. Yields are low to moderate.
From the winery: ”
The continental and cool climate of the Great Southern produces elegant yet powerful Shiraz. From the Frankland sub region, where Shiraz reigns, the intense dark cherry, damson plum, black pepper spice, and ripe tannins herald the region’s Shiraz signature.
This wine has a focused core of dark fruits wrapped in the warmth and comfort of oak’s vanilla with dark chocolate, liquorice and black pepper spice. While youthful, the poise and completeness of the wine is exciting. The Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz possess opulence and ripeness of fruit that’s balanced with a fine and supple tannin.”
Reviews of 2015:
- *Gold Medal – Rutherglen Wine Show 2017; Silver Medal – Perth Royal Wine Show 2017
95 points, Toni Paterson, The Real Review “There is a beautiful charm, and energy, to this wine. The palate is beautifully medium-bodied with vibrancy and freshness. Intense red plums and dark cherry flavours with gentle peppery spice. The tannins are fine and integrated. It will age with grace.”
93 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front “Scotsdale Shiraz a very solid performer, looking at our ratings to date.Medium bodied, red and black fruits, five spice, a little liquorice and gum leaf. It’s a lovely thing to drink – refined and seamless – with light tannin, cool acidity, fresh spicy berries, and a cool finish tinged with caramel, sap and spice.”
RRP $41 **SPECIAL 6 PACK BUY .. Only $32.99 when you buy 6 of this wine**
Additional information
Producer | Howard Park |
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Region or Country | Australia, Frankland River, Great Southern, Western Australia |
Variety | Shiraz |
Vintage | 2017 |
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