Longwood The Shearer Shiraz 2007

Syrah/Shiraz from Australia

89 Robert
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Longwood The Shearer Shiraz 2007 Front Label

Product Details

Varietal

Syrah/Shiraz

Region

Australia

Producer

Longwood

Vintage

2007

Size

750ML

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Winemaker Notes

The color of The Shearer Shiraz is a rich magenta to Spartan red. The nose is of raspberries and boysenberries. There are underlying notes of licorice which become more pronounced the longer the wine is open. Fruit dominates the front of the palate.There's a great relationship between aromatics and flavors that are experienced on the palate. The flavors are a mix of ripe boysenberry, fresh raspberry/strawberry and red fruits.It has typical McLaren Vale mid palate fullness. The flavors are nicely conveyed across the palate from front to back by fine silky tannins. Acidity keeps brightness and freshness through the palate and gives definition of flavor.

Professional Ratings

89 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2007 The Shearer Shiraz was aged for 15 months in seasoned French and American oak hogsheads and bottled without fining or filtration. Purple-colored, it offers up a spicy bouquet with notes of blueberry and black cherry. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, smooth Shiraz with ample ripe fruit, spicy, savory flavors, good balance, and a fruit-filled finish.

Longwood

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Phil Christiansen formerly worked at Hardy's, where he was a cellar hand. Since then, he has gone solo, making Shiraz in small, but ever increasing quantities. He continues to contract making wine for other small independents. The label for Longwood Estate wines is from Australian native (Aboriginal) artists. The works are original and have a social consciousness. It's a very intriguing concept that the owner feels truly goes to the heart of what Australia does best – making great Shiraz and producing incredible Aboriginal artwork.

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Australian Shiraz

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Though Syrah originated in the Rhône Valley of France, Australia is home to the oldest Syrah (called Shiraz here) vines on the planet. Found in Australia’s Barossa Valley, where phylloxera has never threated viticulture, these ancient vines are between 140 to 175 years old!

Having brought fame and merit to the country’s wine scene since the early 1950s, namely via the debut of Penfolds Grange, today Syrah (Shiraz) claims rank as the most widely planted grape in Australia. In fact, the amount of land dedicated to Shiraz in Australia is now almost equivalent to what it is in France. Australian Shiraz has its own personality with flavors and aromas of intense blackberry, fruitcake, menthol, tobacco leaf and umami. Conveniently one can find great Australian Shiraz at a variety of price points but the very best will be dense, gloriously complex and capable of long aging.

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