From the certified organic Chapoutier vineyard in Pyrenees, Victoria, this is the singular wine project from Jez Shiell. Jez works as a vintage cellar hand at Cobaw Ridge when not holding down the knowledge front at the excellent wine store/providore Winespeake in Daylesford. He knows his way around wine, and then some. Here, a kind of homage to the great wines of L’Anglore, that is lighter. fine boned, textural red wines or Rhone varieties. Here, syrah.
It’s a perfumed and pretty wine, medium weight, a sense of pinosity despite the grape variety on hand. Scents of red cherry, green olive, alpine herbs, sooty spice and turned earth, an attractive and engaging entry. The palate is supple, flows beautifully, has a lift and vivacity from an undercurrent of flashy, briny minerality with some wet slate loaned from the silty tannin profile – a touch of come hither ripeness in there too. Very even, very well balanced. A charming red of great energy, overall.
Rated : 93 Points
Tasted : FEB24
Alcohol : 13.5%
Closure : Diam
Drink : 2024 - 2030
