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| SIDEWOOD SHIRAZ 2017 Sustainable, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
Ashwood Estate |
| Unable to get a bottle for assessment from the agent. It did so well last time, I simply couldn’t resist buying a bottle at the LCBO. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed by this flavour bomb! Deep intense purple colour. Very attractive, complex, gently cedary, somewhat smoky, ripe, plum-cherry-cassis nose. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, very bright, tangy, intense, ripe, plum-black-cherry-cassis flavours with a lingering, gently cedary, very faintly herbal, gently smoky, complex finish that has some meaty, mocha-chocolate notes. This remarkable 100% Shiraz was fermented with wild yeast in French oak followed by 18 months of aging (not 13 months as stated in the Vintages Catalogue) before bottling. It has 14% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number 9087 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Screwcap closure. The recommended best buy 2016 (***) with 90-points was released on November 9, 2019 at $19.95. |
CSPC |
446146 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Vin Lun |
| Country |
Australia |
| Region |
South Australia |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Solid, Smoky, Ripe, Tangy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Five clones, mainly Selectiv'-harvested, a small portion hand-picked and vineyard-sorted for the small amount of whole bunches, numerous batch variations, matured in French oak (25% new) for 13 months. Seriously satisfying, every aspect explored and finessed, ripe black fruits the core. Drink by: 2045. Special Value. Score - 97 (winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2019) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 3, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
1100 (12 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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