Sam Plunkett Forest Hut Vineyard Shiraz 2018
About the wine
Single-vineyard Shiraz - full of pure, unadulterated flavor
- The rich black cherry, chocolate and berry flavors in this Shiraz are insane. Sam credits Forest Hut – a spectacular dry-farmed Shiraz vineyard that thrives in the blazing heat of Australia to grow tiny but mighty grapes.
- With your funding, Sam could take his time barrel aging this Pyrenees red in a combo of toasted French, American and Hungarian Oak. Each barrel imparts different flavors and really adds complexity!
- But let's get back to the good stuff – the deliciousness factor is high on this single-vineyard, lovingly-crafted red, and your winemaker is so pleased. "I don't know how to get this across in a formal tasting note," Sam says, "but I think this wine is AWESOME!"
Best before
This Shiraz has great aging potential - perhaps as much as a decade! But it also has a richness and plushness which makes it a delicious drink now.
Serving advice
As a young wine, no need to decant. But as it matures it might be worth decanting. Decanting will also smash some air into it and helps a mature wine open up.
Food match
Steak and Shiraz is a match made in heaven!
Contains sulphites
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Australia
Pyrenees
Syrah | Shiraz
Big Red
14.9% ABV
750ml
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Sam Plunkett
- Sam is one of our Australian All-Stars. He garnered lots of attention as the award-winning winemaker at Plunkett Fowles.
- But Plunkett Fowles hit rough waters and Sam wasn't sure he'd be able to stay in the wine business...until he became Angel funded. Your support put his startup on the map.
- Now Sam is off to the races – with the same dedication to quality winemaking that won so many accolades at Plunkett Fowles – and none of the bother about sales and marketing.
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