Winery - Shaw and Smith
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Typical Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc (it appeared on the 2008 MW exam), with grassy aromas laid over a base of passion fruit and gooseberry. It's medium in body, finishing with hints of mineral, citrus fruit and great freshness. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Shaw and Smith M3 Chardonnay continues to be a reliable performer, with the 2007 showing more restrained oak influence than in the past. It’s still smoky and toasty upfront, but backed by ample apple and citrus fruit, and on the palate there’s more of a toasted-grain note rather than overt vanilla and spice. Acids are crisp, elegantly extending the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
On the oaky, buttery side, but well made in its idiom, with toffee and caramel flavors to go with the buttered popcorn and pain grillé characters. Focused, citrusy fruit emerges on the finish, and it is possible that this wine will show better in another year or two.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s a core of pear and melon fruit, which lends the wine its delicate aromatics and flavors. Toasted nut and smooth river rocks offer flavor and textural nuances on the palate, and through the persistent finish. Pretty, balanced and very food-friendly.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Shiraz—from a cool region in the context of Australia—reflects its origins, displaying bright, red fruit aromas and hints of cracked pepper. Raspberry and cherry flavors are underscored by chocolate and coffee notes, and the texture is creamy without excessive weight. Finishes long, with echoes of fresh berries.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Starts with scents of pear and melon, butter and spice, but takes on an ever-larger oak presence in the mouth, adding more and more wood spice and cedar. Not sure if this will ever completely integrate, so the best bet seems to be drinking earlier rather than later.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Complex aromas and flavors of blackberries, leather, roasted meat and coffee show plenty of class, and this wine appears to firm up in the glass, offering more structure than its initial suppleness and amplitude suggest. It may close up for a few years, so try it now, or hold and try it after 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shaw and Smith’s Sauvignon Blanc has become emblematic of the Adelaide Hills style, combining tropical fruit with a grassy streak, all framed by zippy citrus flavors. This would work equally as an apéritif or with various seafood dishes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Sauvignon is as crisp and zesty as the Marlborough Sauvignons that are so in vogue right now, minus the lime-green flavors. Fresh-cut grass aromas usher in a bright, lemon-centric palate. As dry as they come; very appealing, and very intense. Just delicious. Imported by Vintus.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A pretty Chardonnay. It’s piquant and interesting, with a buttery foundation that’s buried deep beneath lemon peel and dry mineral flavors, and a nose that shows floral and kiwi notes. Surges with bright citrus on the finish. Imported by Vintus.
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