SKU: STHAOLDSHZ17
Originally from the St Hallett Old Block vineyard, this wine was first made by Robert O’Callaghan and Stuart Blackwell in 1980. To qualify for Old Block Shiraz, the vineyards must be planted on their own rootstock and be more than 50 years old. The oldest vineyard used to create the 2017 Old Block was planted in 1870 whilst the youngest 1936, with an average of close to 100 years’, Helen McCarthy, Chief Winemaker.

Grape Variety

Shiraz

Region

Barossa

Size

750ml

Wine Style

Red - big, bold, full-bodied

Palate

Satsuma plum with layers of rich dark chocolate, cinnamon, cedar oak with hints of black pepper and nutmeg

Vintage

2017

Food Pairing

Slow cooked beef or lamb

”Elegant and perfumed wine, reflecting the cool vintage to best effect. Black cherry and berry, long and supple in the mouth, with some cedary oak and finely wrought tannins. Always a classy wine, the first vintage put St Hallett on the road to where it is today.”
– James Halliday

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St Hallett

St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2017

$150.00
$125.00
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26,100 PTS
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