St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2021
- 95
- $165
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One of the Barossa’s perennially great Shiraz ambassadors, as the name suggests regularly sourced from old vines with a minimum of 40 years under their belt. In this 2021 vintage, that average age is actually 100 years, coming from 54% Barossa Valley and 46% Eden Valley blocks. There’s a genuine rural village vibe in the nose, flint and blacksmithy edges – in a good way – still allowing naturally sweet darker plum and berry fruit flavours to swell and entertain the palate. Oak maturation offers a dark spice and charcoal note, creating a distinctive, complex and expertly balanced Barossa Shiraz.
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
