Longhop Shiraz 2010

Longhop is a winemaking venture between high school friends, Tim Freeland and Dominic Torzi (of leading Eden Valley winery, Torzi Matthews) and these guys have taken the notion of overdelivering ( wine quality for price) to another realm....

Now in its 6th vintage this wine continues to amaze - serious quality fruit from 15 to 50 year old vines from the Adelaide Plains (bulk of fruit from One Tree Hill - famous for Penfolds St Henri !) - whole bunch open ferment, hand plunged, basket pressed, 14 months in French and American oak. This red should be double the price ( Don't tell Domenic!)

"It’s ripping value ..fleshy and flavoursome but dry and structured too... Blackberries, menthol, nutty oak and cloves. The texture’s creamy, the flavour substantial, the length of flavour excellent. It’s likely to be one of the best value reds of the year. " 92 points Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front.

"It's rich, spicy, aniseed-like wine, with an almost sinister fresh-hewn blackwood edge, which is from pips and skins as much as seasoned oak. It has no jam, but a tantalising elegance for its intensity, and will become a true beauty with five years under the house. 91+ points." Philip White

Flavours and layers continued to reveal themselves 4 and 5 days after opening this superb red. Do not be put off by the price, this is serious booze! A must have for this winter RRP$20

Price: $15.99

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