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This world-renowned family-owned winery produces exciting, refined world class wines from the Adelaide Hills. Consistently scoring 93-97 points across the range, the team at Shaw + Smith continues to show that cool climate wines from the Adelaide Hills are amongst the best in the world. Today's offer features three single vineyard wines that are not regularly available in Western Canada from their two vineyards, Balhannah and Lenswood (totaling 136 acres or 55 hectares).

Balhannah vineyard surrounds the Shaw + Smith winery and sits at an average of 420 metres (1,375 feet) above sea level. Planted in 2000, the soil is comprised of free-draining sandy loam over red clay, with underlying quartzite and shale.

We’re excited to introduce to Western Canada two wines from Lenswood vineyard. Planted in 1999, the steep undulating topography offers both east and west aspects with the highest point reaching 500 metres (1,640 feet). Here you’ll find brown loam over clay, and thinner topsoil areas on the ridges with broken shale and stone ridges.

Limited quantities available.

SHAW + SMITH
Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2020

Organic
Vegan
$102.73*
* Suggested retail price
Product code Product code 208377
Format Format 6x750ml
Licensee price Licensee price $102.99
Country Country Australia
Regulated designation Regulated designation Table wine
Region Region South Australia
Subregion Subregion Adelaide
Classification Classification Estate bottled
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Shiraz 100 %
Colour Colour Red
Sugar Sugar Dry
Closure type Closure type Metal screw cap


- 95 Points -

James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion), July 2023


From a relatively close-planted plot on clay, ironstone, quartzite and shale. Whole bunches fermented wild in open tops with minimal agitation. A headily aromatic shiraz with notes of lavender and green olive and an underbelly of verdant herb and mezcal, the legacy of whole bunches in the ferment. Notes of damson plum, red cherry, violet and sarsaparilla trail across a raft of peppery tannins, a bit drying due to the low-yielding year. A whiff of iodine, peat and smoked meat lingers. This will benefit from some patience.

 SHAW + SMITH

Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2020

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New to Western Canada

SHAW + SMITH
Chardonnay Lenswood Vineyard 2021

Sustainable
Vegan
In conversion
$102.79*
* Suggested retail price
Product code Product code 306715
Format Format 6x750ml
Listing type Listing type Speculative
Country Country Australia
Regulated designation Regulated designation Geographical Indication (GI)
Region Region South Australia
Subregion Subregion Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Chardonnay 100 %
Colour Colour White
Sugar Sugar Dry
Closure type Closure type Metal screw cap


- 96 Points -

James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion), February 2023


Fermented wild in new and used 500L puncheons; matured for 10 months with the occasional stir. Among the country's varietal exemplars. Transparent and tensile with an additional nuance of flavour, vibrato and mineral cohesion etched into the firmament of complexity each year. White peach, toasted hazelnut, jasmine and nougatine teem long. The oak, nestled beautifully, serves as a framing backdrop rather than the centrepiece. A wine of precision, intense flavours and immense class.
 SHAW + SMITH

Chardonnay Lenswood Vineyard 2021

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SHAW + SMITH
Lenswood Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Organic
Sustainable
Vegan
$102.73*
* Suggested retail price
Product code Product code 460921
Format Format 6x750ml
Listing type Listing type Speculative
Country Country Australia
Regulated designation Regulated designation Geographical Indication (GI)
Region Region South Australia
Subregion Subregion Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour Colour Red
Sugar Sugar Dry
Closure type Closure type Metal screw cap


- 95 Points -

Decanter, November 2023


Shaw & Smith was founded in 1989 by cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW (who also own Tolpuddle in Tasmania). Planted in 1999, and purchased in 2012, their Lenswood vineyard sits at 500m on loam soils over clay and shale. Whole bunches ferment in new and used puncheons then the wine matures for 10 months in barrel, 30% new. Anne Krebiehl MW: Slightly oaky and smoky, but bright and crunchy, lightbodied, with pretty, almost confected red fruit at the core. Fine freshness. Justin Knock MW: Open, creamy nose, a bit reduced. Caramel and violets, bacon, blue fruits, a little short and tight. Warm finish. Dirceu Vianna Junior MW: Pure and precise aromas, exciting. Forest fruits and roses with sweet spices. Excellent concentration, sophisticated structure. Smooth, delicious finish.
 SHAW + SMITH

Lenswood Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

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About SHAW + SMITH

SHAW + SMITH

Shaw + Smith was founded in 1989 by Michael Hill Smith and Martin Shaw with the goal of producing elegant, world class wines from the Adelaide hills. That Shaw + Smith have succeeded in spades should come as no surprise given the resumes of its founders. Hill Smith was Australia's first MW and Martin Shaw worked at Petaluma before becoming an in demand consultant. The estate produces benchmark Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir & Shiraz.

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