Koltz The Pagan Shiraz 2015

Koltz The Pagan Shiraz 2015"The Koltz wines are a sort all their own." Philip White Koltz The Pagan Shiraz is one of my favourite wines. Winemaker Mark Day selects the best shiraz from his vineyards in the Blewitt Springs area and dries them on racks for six to seven weeks prior to crushing and fermentation. The process is similar to that used in Valpolicella to produce Amarone. The result is always spectacular a superb full bodied Australian Shiraz, albeit with a distinctly

Penfolds never rests on its laurels

Chris Scott

he found just that

The vineyards are planted on moderate slopes of 200 to 350 metres in altitude in the foothills of the Dunstan Mountains

dark fruits and excellent texture and structure from the fine tannins running through its length

The fruit for the 2018 Trial Batch Nebbiolo comes from the Malakoff Estate Vineyard in the Pyrenees

richness and intensity

stemmy characters and a trace of toasty oak all well-entwined with the berries

it became a beautifully rounded wine with a hint of spice

Tasmania's pristine Tamar Valley

hand picking

Ata Rangi shone