Poonawatta 'The Cuttings' Eden Valley 2018 Shiraz, 6 pack @ $55ea.
Shiraz
2018
Buyers must be at least 18 years old and located outside a designated dry zone to purchase alcohol.
The Cuttings is produced from a small vineyard established from cuttings taken from the original 1880 vines. Planting started in the late ‘70s by taking cuttings from the 1880 vines and digging them into the stony soil. Each year a few more rows were added until the vineyard was completed in 1982. The Cuttings Shiraz delivers the structure and depth of its lineage; the result – an elegant cool climate Shiraz and a worthy protégé of The 1880.
"Shiraz from a 0.8ha vineyard, established in 1978–82 with cuttings from the Poonawatta 1880 shiraz vines. Matured in French oak (33% new) for 21 months. Aromas of blackberry, black cherry and plum are joined by hints of baking spice, tobacco leaf, black pepper, licorice and cedary oak. Expansive, brightly edged with fine acid and tannin and leaves a lingering trail of cassis and oak spice."
90 points - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion