2018 Living Roots Wine Co Adelaide Hills Pepperberry Shiraz

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A silky and bright Adelaide Hills Shiraz to liven up your evening.
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Adelaide Hills Shiraz is so different from its SA cousins from the Barossa or the Vale. Lighter and prettier, there is a silkiness to the fruit, that sits nicely in their medium bodied frames.

Bright and juicy this wine is (say it in a Yoda voice and make yourself giggle), the balance between the fruit, peppery spice and palate weight is pitch perfect here. Vibrant and fresh, the wine is seamless from start to finish.

This is the perfect wine for those nights when you want Shiraz flavour, but not the richness, rather something pretty, juicy and supple.

The grapes came from two sites - one just down the road from our winery in Kuitpo and another further north into the Hills - and were fermented wild with a high percentage of whole berries. 2018 was a relatively warm vintage, giving this wine a good balance.

Region: Adelaide Hills, SA
Blend: Shiraz (100%)
ABV: 13.40%
Closure: 750ml
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93 Points - "Silky textured, bright fruited, fresh and vibrant expression of shiraz with a good tug of tannin to shape things. Has this open weave kind of feel that gets brought back into shape with the long, trailing finish of red berry fruit and spice." Mike Bennie (Wine Front)

95 Points - "Ex 2 sites separately vinified, blended at bottling; Selectiv' harvested, whole-berry wild ferment in open picking bins, 10 days on skins, matured in French oak (10% new) for 10 months. The bouquet exudes licorice, black cherries and berries, pepper and a waft of cinnamon stick. The freshness of the long finish is a highlight." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

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    Disappointing

    Was looking forward to tasting from reviews but extremely underwhelming. Could not detect any pepper or bouquet that was pleasing. Very ordinary.

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Living Roots Wine Co

With roots in both the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, and South Australia, Living Roots is an exciting emerging project spanning two continents.

Founded by Seb Hardy (yes, one of those Hardys with over six generations of SA winemaking history), and his now wife Colleen (with her own American familial history in wine), they produce wines from both countries, working two vintages a year as they crisscross the Pacific Ocean.

Working with growers who share a similar philosophy, Living Roots produce an exciting range of wines from SA and NY.

Seb and Colleen Hardy Living Roots Wine Co

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