SKU: KOOMJCSHI21
A single block shiraz from 49 year old vines grown on ancient, dark grey slate siltstone rich in ironstone rubble, facing south-west at an altitude of 120m. The JC Block is named for Jill Cant, the previous owner, and was the first block Stephen worked with on the vineyard during his tenure as Chief Red Winemaker at Hardy's.

Grape Variety

Shiraz

Region

McLaren Vale

Size

750ml

Wine Style

Red - big, bold, full-bodied

Palate

Powerful tannins supported by the ferruginous flavours typical of Upper Tintara: cocoa, bitumen, terracotta, the Aussie bush, dark red fruits – Ionian purple and waves of dark blue – Luxury wine that seems to expand beyond the confines of the palate on an unending finish.

Vintage

2021

Food Pairing

Steak Frittes

”Native ferment with 16 days on skins; maturation in a 2300L oak vat. There really are no other wines that taste like the Koomilya shiraz triad, being utterly individual and beguiling wines of place. This, my pick of the vintage. The three block wines are kindred but aptly singular, this with some of the succulence and girth of the DC and the relative levity of the GT, bound with more spice and intense compression than either. Deep, brooding, almost bottomless, but it’s no cudgel. Dusky red fruits and florals, a deep red cherry scent, blood and iron, licorice, tar, turned humus-rich soil, dried hardy herbs, and an invigorating sour-fruit-flavoured twang escorting the supple fruit with sublimely fine, grapey tannins. It’s one heck of a wine.”
– Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion

Expert Review

Halliday Wine Companion - 98

Awards

James Suckling - 97

The Wine Front - 97

Estimated delivery 1,722 PTS or $9.90

Koomilya

JC Shiraz 2021

$130.00
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