Chris Hill Unearthed SC 102 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 (12 x 750mL) SA

Description:

This “Unearthed” treasure is a premium McLaren Vale Shiraz from a single block. It’s full of deep earthy flavour with toasty oak and great length. Big alcohol adds to the luscious sophistication making this a premium wine with a huge personality.

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This “Unearthed” treasure is a premium McLaren Vale Shiraz from a single block. It’s full of deep earthy flavour with toasty oak and great length. Big alcohol adds to the luscious sophistication making this a premium wine with a huge personality.

Region:
SA - McLaren Vale
State:
South Australia
Country:
Australia

Winery Tasting Notes

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Colour

The appearance is solid earthy red with lively glints of violet. It’s presented in a super premium, deep punted bottle for extra impact.

Aroma

The bouquet has obvious earthy tones, opening up with a little breathing to reveal a subtle floral perfume with toasty oak and leafy green herbs. The alcohol sweetness lifts the aromatic spices and volatile oak richness.

Palate

The palate is powerful with bracing tannins and layers of flavour. The characteristic McLaren Vale earthiness is complimented by ripe berry fruit, sophisticated oak and deep savoury herbs. The finish is full and lingering.

Food Matching

This style of wine is well suited to Mediterranean cuisine, smoked meats, spicy salami, rich tomato based sauces with olives, basil and garlic. It also has the depth and composure to stand alone as an enjoyable experience in its own right.

Cellaring Potential

This wine will reward cellaring for up to fifteen years. It will slowly develop the characters of bottle age and soften with time.

Winery Profile

My first winemaking experience was harvesting grapes in the Barossa Valley during vintage 1981. Long hot days were spent hand picking bunches of sweet, sticky Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache and a host of other nearly forgotten varieties. At the end of each day after the last bins were tipped into the crusher, we’d meet at the weighbridge with Peter Lehmann for a bottomless glass of robust Shiraz and an inspired conversation about the new wines and vintage developments.

After three decades my day still ends with a nice glass or two of Shiraz or maybe Chardonnay but a lot has changed over that time. From a humble cellar hand plunging skins in open concrete fermenters during the 1980’s, to debating the appropriate cooperage for Hunter Shiraz with Len Evans in the 1990’s to the corporate boardrooms of giant multinationals in the 2000’s, I’m now back to making wine as an independent negociant.

Based in the heart of McLaren Vale, I’m surrounded by wonderful old vineyards and dozens of modern wineries run by talented winemakers. The joy of being a negociant winemaker is the flexibility to be able to source grapes and make wine anywhere throughout Australia. The benefit is an unlimited resource of varieties, regions, styles and skills to craft individual batches of unique wines without constraints.

My goal is to create genuine, honest wines that showcase flavour, vitality and life. Good wine should be accessible to all and be enjoyed as part of a healthy, active lifestyle with fine food, close friends and plenty of fun. I have many favourites but I believe variety is the spice of life and I enjoy discovering new flavours and stretching the boundaries of traditional winemaking.

From an old favourite to something exotic, tantalizing and new, I hope you enjoy the journey through my selection of classic Australian wines.

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Other Information

  • 2017 vintage
  • 12 x 750mL units
  • SA - McLaren Vale, South Australia
  • Screwcap closure
  • 14.9% alc.

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