Description
Stephen George wears several winemakers’ hats, one for his Ashton Hills wines coming from his estate vineyard high in the Adelaide Hills and the other for the iconic Wendouree in Clare. He refers to his dry grown Piccadilly Valley vineyard planted back in 1982 as the “Burgundy of the Adelaide Hills”. Ashton Hills has received many awards including the coveted 5 Red star rating from James Halliday.
The 2010 Sparkling Shiraz is drawn from the Clare Valley from grapes of dry grown, low yielding vines, half of which were planted in 1919 (the iconic Wendouree vineyard!) Following ageing in old oak for four years the base wine was re-fermented in bottle, creating an exceptional sparkling wine that balances power with finesse. Drink now or cellar for further complexity. Serve chilled.
93 points, HuonHooke.com, Huon Hooke – JUL 2017 “Medium to full ruby red colour with brick tinges. The bouquet is mellow, earthy and complex, showing good aged development, while the palate is rich and deep, with good concentration and irresistible matured-berry flavours, heightened by peppermint and raspberry touches. The finish is softened by generous liqueur sweetness and it has a balanced, satisfying aftertaste.”
93 points, The Wine Front, Campbell Mattinson – JUN 2017 “Sparkling shiraz grown on 1919 plantings at Wendouree. Or at least a large-ish part of the wine comes off these vines. It was aged in old oak for four years before being re-fermented in bottle. It was disgorged last August. It’s a particularly elegant version of a sparkling red. It has aged characters but it also seems startlingly fresh. These factors make for an alarmingly quaffable wine; a few glasses just seem to disappear before you know it. Redcurrant, boysenberry, plum, leather and mint. Perhaps a whisper of game. Some tannin too; it certainly feels like there’s good scaffolding here, within a juicy context. It’s fresh, lively and absolutely delicious.”
RRP $68
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