Savaterre Shiraz 2012
A$99.00
Vintages
Description
Nestled in the mountains of northeastern Victoria, just outside the picturesque town of Beechworth, lays the Savaterre vineyard.
The site was “discovered“ in 1996 by Keppell Smith, owner, and winemaker, after an expansive search through Australia’s quality wine regions. The mild summer days and cool climate elevation combined with the rolling foothills of the Victorian Alps was the magic “terroir” combination sought by Keppell.
Rating
94 points
Wine Front
100% stalk. 100% shiraz – “there’s no weed in this”. Stinky, smoky, stalky, plush with fruit and oak, lengthy. Complex but not at the expense of immediate deliciousness. Has a sinewy character to the tannin but it wraps like a genome through the wine, twisting both flavour and dry control as it motors through. It’s a remarkable shiraz. Meaty, smoky, and dry but with plenty of dark, berried flesh. As the kids now say: boom.
