2012 Shadowfax Shiraz

Shadowfax

Australia / Werribee / Shadowfax

Good deep red, garnet edge, brilliant clarity. Plummy fruit and nutmeg spice leap from the glass. Cassis, a touch of aniseed and a hint of gravel. Black fruits, Satsuma plums and a hint of cocoa follow onto a palate. The tannins are rich and velvety, adding structure and length to a beautifully weighted, bright palate. This is a fine example of cool grown, carefully handled Victorian Shiraz, and will age with distinction for many years.

July, 2015

James Halliday

94 points

From the winery vineyard at Werribee and from Heathcote, matured in new and used French barriques. A super-elegant, light to medium-bodied wine, tripping lightly along the palate with its profusion of spices, red fruits and plums; the tannins are a silken gauze, the oak surprisingly well integrated. Ready now or soonish.

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About Shadowfax

Shadowfax has taken tremendous strides in recent times, with the team refining the range and proving their prowess with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Their single-vineyard Chardonnays have taken out Best Chardonnay at the Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition no fewer than five times. Especially noteworthy have been the Little Hampton Vineyard in Macedon's high-altitude plantings of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, in the chilliest region of Australia’s mainland. These are the vibrant future of Australia’s cool-climate wine scene. The counterpoint to this is the dynamic Minnow project, based around the Werribee vineyard’s southern French varieties. This is the source of bright, spicy, textured rosé and reds, with the micro-make Mondeuse immediately becoming a delicious cult hit. With long-serving vineyard manager and assistant winemaker Alister Timms taking the helm in October 2017, these are hugely exciting times for Shadowfax.

About

Shortly after completing this second degree, Alister started working at Shadowfax as Assistant Winemaker, a position he held for three years before moving back home to run his family’s winery, Kilgour Estate. In 2008, Alister returned to Shadowfax to manage the winery’s various vineyards and establish the Little Hampton property in the Macedon Ranges, whilst working as Assistant Winemaker to Matt Harrop. When Matt decided to leave Shadowfax in October 2017, after almost 20 years as winemaker, Alister was the obvious choice as his replacement. “I look forward to building on the foundation that we’ve created over the years and seeing our vineyards reach their full potential, and to follow that through in the winery.”