The Partners Shiraz 2019

WINEPILOT - KEN GARGETT | 95 POINTS

COLOUR

Deep red with a purple hue.

NOSE

Plum, mulberry, and pepper with exotic spices.

PALATE

An elegant and balanced Shiraz. The fruit shows good concentration, sweet red fruits, and savoury spice. The oak adds layers of chocolate, mocha and spice with soft round tannins that linger with good persistence.

FOOD PAIRING

Delicious with Wagyu and mushroom pie.

VINTAGE NOTES

2019 was a long, cool vintage. It started off with a cooler than average spring and summer and this followed through vintage. Canopy management and attention to detail were key to getting fruit ripe and avoiding disease. Yields were low across the board. The results have been punchy aromatic whites, fine natural acidity, spicy Shiraz, and more elegant Cabernets.