2018 Savaterre Shiraz

Highly Rated
One of Beechworth's premier producers knocks it out of the park with this elegant Shiraz. Nice silky stuff by Keppell Smith.
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This is one effortlessly elegant and seriously delicious Shiraz from Keppell Smith.

Taking inspiration from the fine wines of the Rhone, Smith has a minimalistic approach to making wine. With only wild ferments and staying hands-off during the process, the Shiraz that emerges at the end is a pure, silky and balanced drop.

Full of spice, red and black berries with a silky, smooth texture, this wine is an excellent addition to the cellar.

95 Points - "Hand-picked fruit, fermented wild with 60% whole bunches, matured 18 months in Burgundian oak (25-30% new). Early days still for this little beauty, which brings a stalky wild edge to cool-climate Beechworth shiraz. Stems bring a complexity and structure; they're both here contributing to the wine. Blue and red fruit aromas with green twig, leaf, earth and smoky charcuterie notes. The palate is dense and tight in sturdy tannins with a strong savoury bent. A wine for further ageing." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 Points - "This is a lovely wine, savoury, sappy, meaty, sour-sweet fruited, pretty and herbal and spicy at once. It rolls over the palate with a wash of soft (red berry) fruited, piquant spice flavours. Tannins stroke the tongue lightly, the finish amaro-laced, tart and pure. Fragrant, just shy of medium weight, almost a pinosity you could say, but the wine is still distinctly shiraz (syrah, perhaps). Fabulous, fine and fresh. Wonderful thing to drink." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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    Birthe van V.
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    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Lovely soft flavourful Shiraz

    Loved it, such a nice example of a different style of shiraz that’s in between the cooked Barossa style and the French Syrah styles.

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Savaterre Shiraz is such a aromatic floral wine. Underlying forest berries and fresh earthy aromas. It just leaps out of the glass and continues to grow. This is developing into a beautiful, sophisticated and seductive wine. Forget what you imagine from Australian Shiraz. Think more Northern Rhone, Côte Rôtie or Hermitage.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
94
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2018
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