Winery: St Hallett
Region: Barossa
Variety: Shiraz
Your Wine Guy says:
St Hallett is blessed with a wealth of concentrated old vine fruit parcels which are very well displayed here. In the glass it is a dark inky purple colour, a mass of fruit greets the nose, complex offerings of liquorice, blackberry jam, toasty vanillin oak. There is a fantastic full-bodied palate is rich with blackberry, plum, mocha and classic Shiraz pepper and spice. Outstanding example of old vine fruit concentration.
97 Points YWG Drink to 2020+
Critics say:
Red-purple; a fragrant bouquet leads into a particularly well-balanced medium-bodied palate with lush, but jammy, blackberry and raspberry fruit, ripe tannins and balanced oak. A welcome return to top form. Screw cap. 14.5% alc.
95 Points James Halliday
The winemaker says:
Colour: Deep Crimson red
Nose: Powerful lifted aromas of dark chocolate and mocha are intertwined with the soft, underlying dark berry fragrance.
Palate: The Old Block Shiraz shows that classic Old Block character – just swirling in the glass gives one that sense of comfort and enormous brooding complexity. An excellent vintage for Barossa Valley Shiraz, the palate offers rich dark fruits, blackcurrants with a chocolatey texture, sensual tannins and persistence of flavours. These characters are elegantly entwined with the underlying Eden Valley Shiraz eucalypt flavours and fine tannins. - St Hallett Wines