Faber Vineyard 'Reserve' Shiraz 2021
Regular price $82.00
Pickup available at The Heritage Wine Store & Bottle Shop
Usually ready in 1 hour
Faber Vineyard 'Reserve' Shiraz 2021
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The Heritage Wine Store & Bottle Shop
Pickup available, usually ready in 1 hour
129 Saint Georges Terrace
Brookfield Place
Perth WA 6000
Australia
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TASTING NOTE: "Spends 20 months in new French oak. Pours like midnight in the glass. Big wafts of mahogany, tobacco and dark chocolate with ripe plum, fig and date, clove, bay leaf in the mix. The palate a riot of the same, very slurpy and soft, decidedly seasoned with clove and cedary spice notes, underlying the belly of puppy-fat textured plum, ripe blackberries, blueberry compote with a spike of mint. Does all this with grace; it's of a style and works its power and presence well. A big impact wine with big mojo. Worth the Reserve, nee Premium, naming."
95 Points - Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion - ABOUT THE WINE: The Reserve Shiraz is made from the best barrels of pressings off the home vineyard. Harvested at perfect ripeness in the first week of February, the wine was racked to new French oak hogsheads for 22 months after fermentation and hand bottled in January 2023.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Faber Vineyard was established in 1997 by John Griffiths and Jane Micallef. Faber is the Latin word for craft. We chose the name Faber because we believe winemaking is a craft, a skill learnt but never perfected. John Griffiths spent 10 years learning the skills of making highly drinkable wines in warm climates before arriving in the Swan Valley. He recognized that the Swan Valley was unique in its ability to produce delicate, refined white wines, smooth generously flavoured and long-lived red wines, and extremely rich luscious liqueur styles. As he refined his winemaking skills he learnt about the proven grape varieties and wine styles that had over one hundred years of development and success in the Swan Valley. The Swan Valley delivers wonderful ripe fruit, warm and concentrated flavours and soft tannins. John’s winemaking focuses on achieving flavour, extraction and fruit sweetness. This creates structured wines that are flavoursome and drinkable, with the ability to develop and improve in bottle. His approach to winemaking is simple and uncomplicated – starting with outstanding fruit quality, attention to detail, and literally hand making all our wines. John has chosen to embrace what are traditional varieties for the Swan Valley – Verdelho, Shiraz and Brown Muscat – as the “backbone” of Faber Vineyard. He has delivered his own interpretation of these varieties, all be it built on tradition, and set new standards of excellence. He has also innovated with new varieties, introducing Petit Verdot to the Swan, and new styles including his Chardonnay Blanc de Blanc. He has sourced outstanding fruit from outside the Swan Valley that complements the Swan’s strengths. Superb Cabernet Sauvignon from Frankland River and unique Durif from Donnybrook stand out. Faber’s continuing winemaking quest is to grow and source distinctive grapes and craft wines that are rich and flavoursome. Faber Vineyard
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Swan Valley, Western Australia
- VARIETAL: Shiraz
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: John Griffiths
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 16%
- SIZE: 750ml