2019 Sons of Eden Remus Old Vine Shiraz, Eden Valley
A$72.14
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11166RE19
Given that the two are adjacent regions, it's hard to believe how different Shiraz can be when you compare an authentic Eden Valley wine from one from its slightly lower-altitude neighbour, Barossa. Our two Best In Show South Australian Shirazes make this point memorably. Both are dense, dark and black-red in colour, but give this wine a sniff and you'll find perfumed blackcurrant fruits impeccably defined, their breath sweetened with a little oak. On the palate, it is intense, deep and salty-savoury but clearly a tenor in range, surging through the palate on a surf of pristine fruits. The natural balance is impressive, as are the ultra-soft tannins which seem to melt into the fruits, combining with the wine's saline crushed-stone richness to convey some of the profundity of terroir possible here.
Best Wine In Show Decanter Wine Awards 2022 97 points
Blackberry, blueberry, graphite and bark aromas follow through to a full body with creamy tannins and a juicy finish. Spicy character, such as white pepper and cloves. Nutmeg and hazelnut undertones. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
95 points jamessuckling.com
Old-vine shiraz sourced from the central Eden Valley and Moculta subregions, 25% whole bunches, matured in French oak (50% new) for 18 months. Deep garnet in colour with lifted aromas of red cherry, satsuma plum, blueberry fruits and hints of dark spice, licorice, violets, sage and dark chocolate. This has a bit more of a sense of space than its twin brother Romulus, there's ripe sinewy tannin and bright acidity in play with a compact, compressed blackberry finish.
93 points Dave Brookes winecompanion.com.au
Corey Ryan and Simon Cowham both learnt and refined their skills in the vineyards and cellars of Eden Valley. Corey is a trained oenologist with over 20 vintages under his belt, having cut his teeth as a winemaker at Henschke. Thereafter he worked for Rouge Homme and Penfolds in Coonawarra, backed up by winemaking stints in the Rhone Valley, and in 2002 he took the opportunity to work in NZ for Villa Maria Estates. In '07 he won the Institute of Masters of Wine scholarship. Simon has had a similarly international career, covering such diverse organisations as Oddbins, UK and the Winemakers' Federation of Australia. Switching from the business side to grapegrowing when he qualified as a viticulturist, he worked for Yalumba as technical manager of the Heggies and Pewsey Vale vineyards. With this background, it comes as no surprise to find that the estate-grown wines are of outstanding quality, nor that in '13 they were awarded the title of Barossa Winemaker of the Year by the Barons of Barossa.
Deep garnet in colour displaying perfumed red-cherry fruits, dried herb and complex white-pepper aromas. A richly concentrated, rounded palate with lovely mid-palate flesh, finishing with excellent focus and precision. From an outstanding vintage for old vine Shiraz, this wine will age gracefully for many years to come.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Eden Valley |
| Varietals | Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 97 |
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