Philip Shaw `The Idiot` Shiraz 2016 (12 x 750mL), Orange, NSW.

$21.99 per Bottle
$263.88 per pack
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Shiraz from Orange is quite unique in style compared to most other regions in Australia and is more reminiscent of the Northern Rhone, France. Our Idiot Shiraz is a young wine that has a lovely colour – deep red with some purple hues. The aroma is spicy, lifted and intense. There is an appealing liquorice character to the intense fruit aromas. Bright full fruit flavours in a medium-bodied package; classic cool area shiraz – some spice integrated with red fruits; lovely soft tannins and finish.

Region:
NSW - Orange
State:
New South Wales
Country:
Australia

Winery Tasting Notes

Colour

The Idiot is dark garnet with a purple hue.

Aroma

This cool climate Shiraz is true to its region and variety. It has a fragrant bouquet with juicy red fruits and blueberry.

Palate

The palate is succulent yet elegant. It has bountiful fruit and spice finishing with fine savoury tannins.

Winery Profile

The purchase of the Koomooloo property in 1989 marked the start of an adventure and a dream realised for Philip Shaw. Much study and planning had gone into finding this site, one that was ideal for making an elegant, bright, intense wines, with its high altitude, cool climate and aspects to the North, South and East. At nearly 900m altitude, Koomooloo is one of the higher planted vineyards in Australia. The vineyard’s soil is an interesting mix of topsoil wind blown from central Australia, reputed to be some of the oldest on the planet, and volcanic red sub soil set over deep limestone. Now 20 years on, Koomooloo has 47 hectares of vines planted, all vertically trained on a single cordon. The vines are hand-pruned, shoot thinned, bunch thinned prior to veriasion to achieve the desired low crops. Fruit is hand picked at relatively low sugar levels but exhibiting bright intense fruit characters with a clearly defined varietal character. Whole bunches travel down a sorting table with 4 people on either side removing green or damaged berries, only clean fruit remains. “A great wine is a marriage between the vineyard and the winemaker. Our wines have strong, bright elegant varietal fruit character aiming for subtle rather than ripe fruit character that ages extremely well.” Philip Shaw.

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Other Information

  • 2016 vintage
  • 12 x 750mL Bottles
  • NSW - Orange, New South Wales
  • Screwcap closure
  • 12.80% alc.
  • New

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