2018 Mountain A Medium 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
Colour
Deep purple with violet hues.
Aroma
Classic Rosehill violets on the nose, coupled with forest fruits and gentle spice.
Growing Conditions
Palate
Perfectly balanced oak provides structure for this medium-bodied wine. Red fruits dominate, but are supported by subtle vanillin and spice.
Alcohol/Vol
14%
Food Matches
Moroccan spiced lamb backstrap
Peak Drinking
2022 - 2038+
Professional Reviews
96 Points - Gary Walsh
The Wine Front
"Blueberry and boysenberry, juicy and full of flavour, grippy in a good way, slight hit of cedar oak, liquorice richness and succulence on a long finish. Aniseed and creamed honey in the aftertaste. Plenty of stuffing, and at the very start of a long life."
95 Points - Huon Hooke
The Real Review
"The bouquet is sotto voce, earthy and subdued, with predominant earth-bound aromas, suggesting it needs more time to evolve its bouquet. A hint of iodine. The wine is soft and fleshy in the mouth, round and even and supple, and finishes with nicely textured, slightly chewy tannins. Medium to full body. Very good; needs more time."
96 Points - Campbell Mattinson
2021 Halliday Wine Companion
"It couldn't be any more Hunter if it tried. It sits just on the bolder side of medium weight, it's underpinned by earth and dry spice, it's essentially red-berried, but there are suede, saltbush and roasted nuts character rippling through. There's a dusting of musk stick too. You'd bet on this having a long, beautiful future."
