2018 Mountain D Full Bodied Dry Red
The Mountain Range wines pay homage to O'Shea's talent as a master blender. He had an astounding ability to make and recognise small unique parcels. And depending on what style they were, light bodied, medium bodied or full-bodied, O'Shea gave each of them different code names: Mountain C, Mountain A and Mountain D.
Shiraz
2018
750ml
About this Wine
Region
Hunter Valley, NSW
Winemaker
Adrian Sparks
Growing Conditions
Colour
Dark violet with deep maroon hues.
Aroma
Slight pepper notes compliment intense red fruit aromas.
Palate
Rich and dense with herbaceous notes, this full bodied Shiraz boasts earthy complexity with blue and black fruits leading to a structured tannin-rich finish.
Alcohol/Vol
14%
Food Matches
Osso Bucco
Peak Drinking
2021 - 2043+
Professional Reviews
96 Points - Gary Walsh
The Wine Front
"Blue fruit, earthy, slight peppery edge, floral top notes. It tastes of mineral and volcanic rocks, if that makes sense, and to continue the theme, pumice stone tannin, earth and violet, succulence of purple, crisp and long on the finish. Absolutely fabulous. Here's a wine that's rubbing me entirely the right way. Superb."
97 Points - Huon Hooke
The Real Review
"Bright colour and lifted, fragrant, floral and red-fruit aroma, clean and slightly peppery. The most aromatic of the 2018 Mountain wines. It's taut and elegant, fine and tense in the mouth, medium to full bodied, with lovely lightness of touch, and finesse aplenty. This has real style."
97 Points - Campbell Mattinson
2021 Halliday Wine Companion
"Living treasure of a wine. Incredibly well structured and incredibly regional in its flavour profile. Earth, violets, red and black cherry, graphite and wood smoke characters. It sits on the fuller side of medium-bodied, and reaches to the long side of persistent. It will mature wonderfully."
