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St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2020
St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2020
Overview
Overview
Released in small quantities and only in exceptional years, St Peter’s is Seppelt’ s flagship Shiraz, testimony to the distinctive style and pedigree of Grampians Shiraz. The lineage of this iconic wine dates back to 1964, when ‘great western hermitage’, as it was then known, was first made. Since 1998 this wine has been called St Peter’s in honour of the first vineyard planted in the region.
Today St Peter’s is sourced from the finest and most intense fruit from the best blocks of the Great Western Vineyard. With extraordinary cellaring potential of 50 years or more, this wine is classified ‘Outstanding’ by Langton’s in its classification of Australian Wine VI.
| Varietal | Shiraz |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Grampians |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 14.5% |
| Peak Drinking | Now - 2050 |
| Winemaker | Clare Dry |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| 95 Points | Jeni Port, WinePilot.com |
| 95 Points | Andrew Caillard MW, VintageJournal.co |
| 93 Points | Aaron Brasher, TheRealReview.com |
| 92 Points | Angus Hughson, WinePilot.com |
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Beef
Lamb
Duck
Veg
Pizza
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
Classically regional with lifted blueberry and blackberry fruit, violets, flint and a touch of freshly cracked black pepper.
Flavours and Palate
Medium-bodied with luscious open weaved sweet blueberry fruit and peppery spice on the mid palate. Definitive St Peters graphite tannins provide an incredible savoury, slatey and gravelly length to the back end of this wine. Subtle toasty, charry oak and a touch of gunflint reduction provides extra depth to what is a restrained yet powerful wine.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Grampians, Victoria
Viticulture dates back to the 1850s Victorian gold rush in the cool and dry Grampians. The golden nugget of this stunning terroir is delicate yet intensely flavoured Shiraz with compelling fragrance and spice.
Vintage Conditions
A generally wet winter and dry spring/summer characterized by seesawing temperature extremes throughout the season with very windy conditions throughout spring and particularly around flowering. Average yields with good quality, regionally definitive wines.
Clare Dry - Seppelt Winemaker
Growing up on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Clare has had a long-held interest in the world of wine. Completing a Bachelor of Oenology from the University of Adelaide, Clare worked for many wineries and vineyards back in Mornington and overseas in Germany before joining Wolf Blass in 2007 as a vintage winemaker. Over the next 13 years, Clare has honed her skillset, crafting wines across varieties in both red and white wine production, while also participating in extensive wine judging. Most recently, Clare has been instrumental in crafting premium Chardonnay, a variety she greatly enjoys.