Peter Lehmann, Stonewell Shiraz other_regions more austere and slightly rustic

more austere and slightly rustic finale

aged in 33% new wood)

He uses ambient years without sulfites for the fermentations followed by spontaneous malolactic fermentations and does not filter

Sumptuous nose shows ripe pear

The supporting tannins are firm but clearly phenolically mature and this should repay 12 to 15 years of aging

Peter Lehmann, Stonewell Shiraz other_regions more austere and slightly rusticPeter Lehmann famously championed old vine Barossa Shiraz in the 1980s when growers were paid to grub it up. Created in 1987, this classic barrel fermented 'best of the best' Shiraz comes from a dozen or so top vineyards, the oldest planted in 1885. Exuberant toasty, mocha oak (mostly French, with 10% American) and blueberry and black olive fruit make for a plush, perfumed wine, with a long chassis of fine grained tannins.