Shaw & Smith Pinot Noir 2023 13.5% 750ML
Shaw & Smith Pinot Noir 2023 13.5% 750ML
DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY: Australia
STATE: South Australia
REGION: Adelaide Hills
VARIETY: Pinot Noir
ALCOHOL VOL.: 13.5
VINTAGE: 2023
CLOSURE: Screwcap
VOLUME: 750
TASTING NOTES
REGION NOTES
Predominantly from our Lenswood Vineyard, at 455-500 metres elevation. Undulating with east and west facing aspects, the soils are brown loams over clay with broken shale on the ridges. The vineyard was planted in 1999.
EXPERT REVIEWS
NED GOODWIN MW
93 Points
A delicious Hills pinot, a new breed of unicorn. Rhubarb, fecund strawberry, orange pastille and red licorice notes are compressed into a gentle ball of tension by well placed oak and juicy, sappy freshness. A touch of dill hints at some whole bunches in the mix. The finish, crunchy, finessed and vibrant. Delicious drinking across the early to mid term. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
jamessuckling.com, 24 May, 2023
Shaw + Smith
Shaw + Smith is an alliance between cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith. Their aim is to make contemporary, high quality wines that are outstanding examples of their type made from grapes grown in the Adelaide Hills.
Shaw + Smith specialise in grape varieties suited to the cooler climate of the Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Shiraz.
The vineyard is located on a 28 ha property planted at Woodside Vineyard with new plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Noir at Balhannah.
REGION: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
WINEMAKER: Adam Wadewitz & Martin Shaw