Schubert Estate The Gosling Shiraz 2017
- 93
- $55
- Drink by: 2022-2027
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Cute name, but The Gosling should not necessarily be viewed as a baby version of The Lone Goose. The price tag and the style of wine dismisses that notion. It is lighter on its feet, sure, but there is plenty of vinous integrity and grit to be explored. Not to mention, ageing ability. The winemaking style remains the same with fruit sourced from a single vineyard, an alcohol reading of 15% and use of the basket press (it’s a celebrated part of Schubert winemaking which is given prominence on the front label). Got to say that the richness of black fruits is met with a delightful flourish of five spice, clove and nutmeg that lifts the aroma and the palate. It’s a hugely appealing part of The Gosling, which together with well-integrated tannins and oak, brings life and freshness, not to mention a touch of elegance.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
