The Other Wine Co. Shiraz 2020 13% 750ml

The Other Wine Co. Shiraz 2020 13% 750ml

Light, spicy and uber-juicy Shiraz, with a splash of Pinot adding an extra dimension.

Expert Review:
James Halliday- 94 points, From an Adelaide Hills vineyard outside Shaw + Smith’s usual remit, this time from the Echunga district, vinified in neutral concrete vats using a mix of whole berries and 15% whole bunches. A lighter-bodied style, redolent with bright plum fruit, offset with a subtle background of wood and stems, underpinned by a gentle spice and earthiness. Quite delicious and immensely drinkable. Tony Love

The Other Wine Co. is a new venture that aims to make wines from the right grape, grown in the right place. That may sound obvious, but it's a principal honoured more "in the breach than the observance." Really good matches of variety and place take a long time to become established, but when they do, the proof is in the glass. The Other Wine Co. wines are entirely vinified and bottled at Shaw + Smith in Balhannah. The wines are "other" partly because they give the winemakers a chance to lay with varieties and regions that don't fit into Shaw + Smith. They are also an "other" perspective from so many wines that favour over-ripeness and oak instead of freshness and balance, and power over drinkability. These are made to drink and enjoy. That's it!

Variety: Shiraz/Syrah
Region: Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale & Riverland, South Australia
Winemaker: Martin Shaw & Adam Wadewitz