LANGMEIL - Shiraz Lineage - 2018

LANGMEIL

Shiraz Lineage 2018

- 96 points -

The big gun from Langmeil, this year 57% Freedom Vineyard (planted 1843) and 43% Pure Eden (planted in the 1890s). It's a deeply coloured, rich and concentrated release; fruit the essence of blackberry and plum with higher tones of blueberry and boysenberry. Deep layers of baking spice, panforte, dark chocolate, roasting meats, cedar and cocoa powder lie beneath the opulent fruit profile. Full bodied with impressive fruit depth (thank you, ancient vines) and power while retaining a sense of detail and elegance, quite often no mean feat. Oak, tannin, fruit and acidity all pull in the same direction and in harmony, with a finish that lingers persistently. Impressive stuff.

August 2024

About James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)

Respected wine critic and vigneron James Halliday has a career that spans over 40 years, but he is most widely known for his witty and informative writing about wine.

As one of the founders of Brokenwood in the Lower Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, and thereafter founder of Coldstream Hills in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, James is an unmatched authority on every aspect of the wine industry, from the planting and pruning of vines through to the creation and marketing of the finished product. His winemaking has led him to sojourns in Bordeaux and Burgundy, and he is constantly in demand as a wine judge in Australia and overseas.

James has contributed to more than 56 books on wine since he began writing in 1979. His books have been translated into Japanese, French, German, Danish and Icelandic, and have been published in the UK, the US and Australia. He is also the author of James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia and The Australian Wine Encyclopedia.