Hither & Yon Shiraz 2021

Dieser dunkellilafarbene Shiraz duftet nach Blaubeeren und Cassis. Das Bouquet wird vervollständigt durch sehr subtile Noten von Vanille und Holzkohle, hervorgerufen durch die Faßreife von 8 Monaten in gebrauchten, 3-4 Jahre alten französischen 500-Liter-Fässern. Am Gaumen zeigt sich zuerst die Frucht mit vollreifen Blaubeeren, Cassis und saftigen Pflaumen, dazu etwas Veilchen. Feine Tannine und erdige Noten bilden das Gegengewicht zur satten, runden Frucht. Mittlerer Körper, dabei äußerst vollmundig und rund, mit genau dem bißchen Biss, der ihn dem Köfte-Burger paroli bieten läßt. Langes Finish mit mürben Tanninen.

Aus dem ehemaligen „Joven-style“ der früheren Jahrgänge wurde ein dunkel-dichter Komplett-Shiraz mit 8 Monaten Fassreife, der himmlisch schmeckt und auch noch Potential für ein paar Jährchen hat – edel und trinkfreudig zugleich, dabei typisch McLaren Vale!

Flaschengröße (Liter): 0,75
Land: Australien
Weingut: Hither & Yon
Region: Australien, McLaren Vale
Rebsorten: 100% Syrah aus klimanautralem, nachhaltigem, pestizid- und herbizidfreiem Anbau (nur Kupfer und Schwefel). Certified sustainable vineyards with Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. Certfied carbon neutral wine with Climate Active Australia.

Apellation und Weinberg: Sand Road, Old Jarvie, Breakneck Creek, Hillenvale - McLaren Vale
Boden/Soil:

These blocks are all in the Eastern foothills of McLaren Vale. Geology is Kurrajong Landslide, Talus Slope, Kurrajong Formation, and Burra Formation at Kangarilla. Our aim is for a cooler style of McLaren Vale Shiraz due to the heightened elevation and leaner, mineral soil profile of these sites, aided by the fresh maritime breezes from the Gulf Saint Vincent.

Anbau/Viticulture/Growing:

All vineyards are certified sustainable by Sustainable Winegrowing Australi. Aus nachhaltigem, pestizid- und herbizidfreiem, klimaneutralem Anbau (nur Kupfer und Schwefel).
Vegan Friendly: Yes.

Weinfarbe: rot
Alkohol % vol.: 14,5
Säure g/l: 7,08
Restzucker g/l: 0,5
pH: 3,33
Schwefel mg/l frei(total): 36(113)
Verschluss: Screwcap
Haltbarkeit: jetzt bis 2030, hat Reifepotential wie der Cab, also locker 8-10 Jahre.

Allergene: Enthält Sulfite
Abfüller: Hither and Yon, PO Box 2035, McLaren Vale, SA 5171, Australia
Importeur: Apell Weine, Martin Apell, Ahnatalstrasse 125, 34128 Kassel, Deutschland
Verantwortlicher Lebensmittelunternehmer: Apell Weine, Martin Apell, Ahnatalstrasse 114 A, 34128 Kassel, Deutschland

Winemaker´s Comment:

Here's what Mal & Richard say about it: "The individual parcels really work in harmony, we see real vineyard character in the wine, blueberry and mulberry, chocolate and French oak, fruit and earth feeling opens beautifully in the glass."

COLOUR:
Dark purple, bright rim.

AROMA: Blue fruits, violets, clove, olives and smoked nuts.

PALATE: Mulberry, blueberry, choc-mint biscuits. Lush body, brisk and assertive, tension on the palate, fine length. Fruity tannin, cracked spice, toasty oak compliment the smooth delivery. Traditional McLaren Vale Shiraz flavor but with a modern, bright chord, kind of cool. A maritime, regional style, showing good individual personality from the medley of vineyard blocks, all flowing together with nice balance.
Weinberg(e): Sand Road, Old Jarvie, Breakneck Creek, Hillenvale - McLaren Vale We chose four separate blocks for this regional Shiraz. Breakneck Creek Elliott Block (planted 1994), Sand Road Block 3 (planted 2014) and McLaren Hills Block 4 Stock (planted 2001), Hillenvale Dashwood Block (planted 2018). These blocks are all in the Eastern foothills of McLaren Vale. Geology is Kurrajong Landslide, Talus Slope, Kurrajong Formation, and Burra Formation at Kangarilla. Our aim is for a cooler style of McLaren Vale Shiraz due to the heightened elevation and leaner, mineral soil profile of these sites, aided by the fresh maritime breezes from the Gulf Saint Vincent. All vineyards are certified sustainable by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia
Barrique: 8 Monate in 3-4 Jahre alten französischen 500-Liter-Eichenfässern.

Winemaker: Richard Leask
Vintage: Might as well say it straight up, 2021 was a sublime vintage in McLaren Vale, surely one of the best in a long time. Nature delivers good and bad, handing out vintage conditions without fear or favour and we make the most of what is delivered. It is just to cherish a vintage such as this, a reward for our farming endeavours we feel.
Your favourite recipe for this wine:
Lamb chops marinated with rosemary, olive oil and black pepper. Served with a basil dressing, grilled capsicum and zucchini, pink salt and cherry tomatoes.

Bewertungen (Auszüge):

Angus Hughson, Vinous, February 2023

The 2021 Shiraz is a hearty expression from McLaren Vale, delivering good levels of flavor and complexity. There is an attractive impact of new leather and blackberry aromas with a nice dose of ironstone. Fleshy mulberry and olive tapenade flavors follow with satisfying density and ripe tannins on the finish. (92)

Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal, December 2022
Medium deep crimson. Bush garrigue, red cherry, red liquorice, roasted walnut aromas. Supple cherry pastille, cranberry fruits, fine chalky, al dente textures and underlying roasted complexity. Drink now, keep for a while. (92)

Ned Goodwin MW, 2022 James Halliday Wine Companion:
"Picked across a number of parcels for a panoply of varying textures and flavour profiles. Scents of dark cherry, tea tree, mint and green peppercorn. Iodine and a swab of tapenade, too. This is good drinking for the money. Flavour, poise and refreshment in spades, with a lithe tannin profile tucking in the seams for savouriness over fruit." (91)

Wine Advocate 2022, Erin Larkin:
"This 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz is juicy, buoyant, pure, bright and delicious. It is exactly (and I mean EXACTLY) what you look for when picking up a value Shiraz. This is a cracking little wine. It's not complex— and I'd drink it young—but it is layered with all the minerals and bouncy fruits you could want, and then some." (90)