Tasting Notes
"Deep, dark crimson. Smells a little richer than the Flaxman Valley, sweeter fruited and more enveloping, note of violets. Rich and minty on the palate with the most extraordinarily smooth, deep, rounded tannins. This seems a little more Shiraz than Syrah. Seductiveve, deep and yet fresh with a long minty aftertaste. Very, very long. GV 2026-2039" 17.5/20, Julia Harding MW Grapes from the Asbroek family’s ‘Ancient’ Shiraz vineyard planted in 1864 on Kalimna Road West, as well as a small portion planted in 1970. Hand-harvested and placed as intact clusters in a closed stainless-steel tank. The juice fermented over the course of three to four weeks, after which the wine was racked to used puncheons and barriques where it remained for 12–14 months. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
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Callum Powell has learnt from the best when it comes to Syrah. He practically grew up at the powerhouse that is Torbreck, the Barossa winery his father co-founded. He went on to make wine with his dad under the label Powell & Sons working with prime Barossa sites which gained him much international attention. But he cites the year at Jean-Louis Chave in the Northern Rhone, one of THE top producers of Hermitage and St Joseph as the most formative in honing and learning his craft. It's here that he began to understand the true provenance and terroir through the diversity of the 7 different lieux-dits that Chave farms.Influenced by Chave, Callum opted to name his wines after the towns from which the fruit is sourced. Please note! These are not Torbreck-styled over-oaked power houses - these are lithe, pure, and unadulterated wines without the heavy oak influence that the region is known for. There's a certain sinew to them and a nervy youth and chalkiness to the tannins. The feedback so far from just a few sommeliers has been out of this world and with some blinding recent reviews from the Wine Advocate, we're thrilled.