A $40 bottle of South Australian shiraz has been declared the Australia’s best red wine at the prestigious London International Wine Challenge.
The 2012 Shaw + Smith Adelaide Hills shiraz impressed the judges as an “atypical” Australian shiraz. The tasting notes describe it as “very refined, more black pepper than blackcurrant, a gorgeous warm climate style, black cherry, damson and blueberry. Fine grained tannins with lovely crisp acidity.”
Shaw + Smith co-founder Michael Hill Smith said the wine was a great example of the bright, modern style winemakers are producing.
