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Tasting Notes
An unvintaged assemblage composed of casks from 2023 (27%), 2022 (36%), 2021 (19%), 2020 (7%), 2019 (6%), 2018 (2%), 2017 (1%), 2016 (1%) & 2015 (1%).
Sourced from our five treasured plots within the Hoffmann’s ‘Dallwitz’ vineyard from vines planted in 1996, 1995, 1994, 1927 & the oldest vines planted prior to 1912.
6348 bottles were filled.
Label: Checkerboard; drawn 2023.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: Red
Variety: Shiraz
Vintage: NV
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia, Barossa Valley
Alcohol %: 14.0%
Cellaring: 15 Plus Years
Scores
95 / 100"Scents and flavours of choc-cherry, oyster sauce, black pepper, anise, salted liquorice, faint Aussie bush characters going on in between bouquet and palate. The texture is slippery and deeply flavoured yet seems to lift of fine, powdery tannin and blood orange and amaro-like characters. It’s a pleasingly bitter wine, a touch alpine, tannins understated but elegant and high quality; teroldego or mondeuse anyone? Perhaps the sweetness of the finish the only quibble, but so very passing amongst the pleasure on hand here"
- Mike Bennie
