Shaw and Smith Shiraz 2021

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Shaw and Smith
Shiraz 2021

Vintage : 2021
Country : Australia
Region : Adelaide Hills
Subregion
Type : Red
Style Deep Full Bodied
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 14,5°
Grappes : 99% Syrah, 1% Viognier

Experts		Score	Vintage
RP	Robert Parker	93+	2021
DCT	Decanter	98	2019
JS	James Suckling	95	2019
JH	James Halliday	94	2019
WE	Wine Enthusiast	90	2019
VN	Vinous (Antonio Galloni)	93	2018
WS	Wine Spectator	88	2014

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Robert Parker (RP) : 93+ Points (2021)

The 2021 Shiraz is ever the silky, svelte wine, never more than in this elegant, restrained vintage. It has cool, mineral detail overlaid by bright blue fruits and exotic spice. The tannins are very fine and serve to shape the fruit rather than intrude. It is perfumed, supple and seamless. It has by far the best concentration and complexity of all the vintages tasted here today (2015-2021). It has notes of raspberry, mulberry, licorice, beetroot, cranberry and redcurrant as well as white pepper, clove and star anise. Lovely wine here! It has sweet oak and is perfumed and shapely. Good! 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

Decanter (DCT) : 98 Points (2019)

Beware the siren with the ruby-red lips. In a smoky room, here she strides – confident, cool, arresting. Slender, stalky cherry and a smear of blackcurrant bite, spiked with crushed peppercorns. No sunny smiles here, this is deadly serious. Leaner, finer and taut, it marks a big stride ahead from previous vintages. This vision of cool-climate Shiraz marks a new age of measured sophistication.

James Suckling (JS) : 95 Points (2019)

A super-ripe dark-plum and blackberry nose with pepper and spice aromas, together with some smoky and graphite-like elements. Plenty of complexity. So fleshy and deep with a smooth tannin texture and dark plums and blackberries sitting fresh into the finish. Rich, sweet red-fruit tones to close. Drink over the next eight years.

James Halliday (JH) : 94 Points (2019)

Sourced from 3 sites, a mix of whole berries and bunches, matured for 14 months in a third new oak. There's an alluring mix of fruit and flint in the aromatics, offering an early hint of the balanced earthiness and plum-fruit flavours sitting very comfortably together across the whole length of the palate. Fine, white peppery notes from the tannins add a savoury element on the finish.

Wine Enthusiast (WE) : 90 Points (2019)

The Shiraz from this well-known Adelaide Hills estate screams cool climate via its evocative autumnal vibe on the nose. It’s sappy and earthy with brambly red berries, plums, savory herbs and peppery spice. The plate is less vibrant, with slightly pinched acidity and taut, austere tannins, but overall this medium-weight Shiraz should knit together nicely with another few years in bottle and until around 2030.

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 93 Points (2018)

Deep, shimmering ruby. Expressive aromas of fresh red and dark berries, pungent flowers and smoky minerals, along with a spicy nuance that builds with aeration. Silky and expansive on the palate, offering spice-laced black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that turn sweeter through the back half. Closes on a gently sweet note, showing strong persistence, supple tannins and repeating spiciness.

Wine Spectator (WS) : 88 Points (2014)

Vibrant and juicy, with raspberry and cherry flavors at the core, and notes of black tea and white pepper, this has a firm, herbal, savory edge that tightens up on the finish. Drink now through 2026.

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