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Michael Shiraz 2018

Michael Shiraz 2018

Michael Shiraz 2018

Overview

Overview

Michael Shiraz is Wynns Coonawarra Estate’s best-of-vintage Shiraz. Named after David Wynn’s young son, the fruit used for this wine comes from the best vineyard sites in Coonawarra and is only made in years when the best quality fruit is available. The wine is a legend of the Australian wine story with good examples of the 1955 Michael offering an outstanding experience.

Varietal Shiraz
Vintage 2018
Country Australia
Region Coonawarra
Volume 750 mL
Closure Screw Cap
Alc/Vol 14%
Peak Drinking Now - 2038
Winemaker Sue Hodder

Taste Description

Taste Description

Nose

Lifted aromas of blueberries with hints of bayleaf

Flavours and Palate

Initially the palate is restrained and quite tight. However, the quality of the 2018 Michael is apparent through the length of the palate and the texture which is already silky. Layers of red cherries are peppered with dark spice and subtle cloves that build in intensity along the palate.
This is the pinnacle of our shiraz - medium bodied with a beautiful line and length

Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

Gold 2022 Limestone Coast Wine Show
98 Points Ray Jordan
97 Points Tony Love
97 Points Huon Hooke
97 Points Ken Gargett
96 Points Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)
96 Points Andrew Caillard MW
96 Points Jeni Port
96 Points Tyson Stelzer
94 Points Angus Hughson
Bronze 2022 International Wine and Spirit Competition

"This super wine is made only in the best vintages, and this is a return after a short hiatus. It was first released with the 1955, and it has only been quite recently that it has become a more regular release. But that ’55 remains one of the fabled wines of Australian wine lore. There is a bright fresh cherry aroma supplemented with a liberal sprinkle of spices. The palate delivers with such finesse, yet as it opens it gathers momentum as it surges to a very long finish. One of the very finest in this line." - Ray Jordan

"While a Wynns house style is quite clear with its Old Vines Shiraz, the Michael goes to another level to express its pedigreed story as one of Australia’s finest shiraz. Best of everything, I suggest, is where it starts, including fine details intended in the oak regime with 28% new French employed. The colour is a fabulous red to purple, aromas suggesting more savoury complexities out of the kitchen herb garden. Some understanding is required to read the style which doesn’t depend on being showy at this stage but layers dark cherry with flavour-lent spices on a palate that rolls out effortlessly. Read that as supreme sophistication now, and wait for 8-15 years to see the great reveal that history tells us will invariably occur." - Tony Love

"Very deep, saturated purple/red colour. The bouquet is brooding and profound, savoury spice, graphite and oak-tinged aromas leading into a richly-textured, full-bodied palate of great depth and fleshy suppleness. Tremendous length and wonderfully mysterious depths. Lovely now but it will build and build over a long career." - Huon Hooke