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HAYES FAMILY ST HUGO JACOB’S CREEK PAISLEY WINES
WINES BAROSSA BUNGALOW LANE CLURICHAUN
VINEYARD SERIES GRENACHE BAROSSA VALLEY SINGLE VINEYARD
BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ MATARO CABERNET BAROSSA VALLEY
SHIRAZ 2016 2016 SAUVIGNON 2013 MATARO 2016
The power and might
of this single block high
in the hills of Ebenezer
in the northern Barossa
effortlessly swallows up
20 months in a new French
puncheon. It has emerged
a deep black purple,
rippling with density of
black fruits, black pastilles
and coal dust. A wine for
lovers of the full impact
of the northern Barossa,
yet with line, length, finely
structured tannins and
balance to support it. The St Hugo team have
targeted a fresher, crisper
and more crunchy style
through earlier picking
and more whole bunches
in the ferment. The result
frames pretty berry
fruits in savoury spice.
A change in the Shiraz
parcel has produced a
beautifully fine-boned
style of well-defined
tannins. A classic Barossa Shiraz
that unites density
with definition, packed
with blackcurrant and
blackberry fruit and
layers of dark chocolate
French oak, structured
with firm, fine and
slightly furry tannin
structure. Built for the
long-haul, it has the
tension and frame to
go the distance. Derek Fitzgerald intended
to blend this Mataro
from a single site in the
south of the Barossa, but
couldn’t resist keeping it
aside when he saw the
quality of the fruit. The
fruit integrity more than
endorses his decision and
he’s done a masterful job
of upholding red fruit
brightness, mixed spice
complexity, even notes
of sarsaparilla, beautifully
framed in refined tannins
and lingering long with
bright acid line.
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