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Browse > Brindabella Hills Shiraz 2004 (Canberra District, ACT)
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NORMALLY $24.99 - LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE
NOTES
Brindabella Hills is a small Canberra winery established in 1986 by Roger and Faye Harris which to quote James Halliday “….is making some of the best wines to come from the Canberra District, with a wholly admirable consistency of quality across the range. The shiraz is fermented in small open fermenters and hand-plunged; basket-pressed and then taken to American oak where it spends 18 months. An outstanding wine with an excellent show pedigree.”
TASTING NOTES
Vivid purple-red; fresh and intoxicating mix of red berries, plums and spice on the bouquet is followed by a beautifully balanced and complex palate of spicy berry flavours intermingled with traces of pepper. It finishes with gently savoury tannins and cleansing acidity. A very elegant but at the same time very rich and intense wine. A lovely example of cool climate Shiraz .
OTHER REVIEWS
"Deep red-purple; rich, deep blackberry and dark plum aromas are built around quality oak; the very concentrated and powerful palate shows its cool-grown origins, yet it is fully ripe, the oak in the back seat. Great future; deserved its Blue Gold Medal at the Syndney International Wine Competion. Drink 2006-2016." James Halliday - 94 points
This perfectly ripe Shiraz opens with plum, loganberry and floral notes of lovely varietal purity. A savoury lick of spice and very subtle cedary oak add dimension, and the silky medium-bodied palate is long and clean, with balanced soft tannins underneath. It's a very civilised Shiraz that gets better with every glass. Ralph Kyte-Powell - The Age Epicure Wine of the Week October 2006
"Plum and ripe raspberry aromas dominate the nose of this shiraz, with hints of nutmeg and five spice. The palate is medium-weight and generously flavoured with a fine tannin backbone. A mere babe, it needs two to three years to show its best." Peter Bourne, Australian Gourmet traveller
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