St Hallet Shiraz Planted 1936 2017

The 1936 comes from Centenarian vines at Kalimna tended with care and love by growers and viticulturists over the many decades. There is a reverence in the room when wines such as these are tasted, simply out of respect for the site and the people that are loyal to them. And then there is the selection process of crafting the wine and patience it takes to rest the wines before release. You know you are tasting the work of not only a village but of a whole society of people dedicated to the art of wine. An ominous bottle in a royal looking box and the wine surprises and delights with subtly and chiseled detail. A mosaic of red fruits, persimmon, goji berry and dried raspberries. Which leads to the undercurrents of earthly persuasion rooibos tea, pulled red bark and gumnut. There is pepperberry, frankincense and bayleaf. A slurry of silty tannins and all held upright with elongated lines of acidity. After dinner edibles of espresso, cigar cuttings and quality chocolate linger on the palate. This is a wine for savouring and the slowing down of time. Perhaps with slices of roast beef, then aged cheddar and chocolate mousse for afters. It will go the entire distance of a long multi course meal. Drink now and will cellar well for another 8 years or so.