LiQuery - Rolf Binder Hales Shiraz 2015

ROLF BINDER HALES SHIRAZ 2015

Item:	54239
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2015 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2020-02-22
Producer:	Inland Trading Co.
Location:	Australia - South Australia
Price:	$21.95 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Smooth
Alcohol:	14.0%
Varietal:	Shiraz/Syrah
Sugar Code:	XD (4.0 g/L)
Rating:	94
Cellar:	2027

Description
Rolf Binder came to Australia in 1950, and purchased the vineyard, which he named Veritas, in 1955. The name was changed in 2005 to honour Rolf, who had passed away in 2003. Now his son, also named Rolf, serves as winemaker, creating premium red wines made from Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mataro, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Merlot, Grenache and Montepulciano. The 2012 Hales Shiraz is a blend of 89% Shiraz with 4% Grenache and 7% Mataro and will reward 3-5+ years in the cellar.

Description

Rolf Binder came to Australia in 1950, and purchased the vineyard, which he named Veritas, in 1955. The name was changed in 2005 to honour Rolf, who had passed away in 2003. Now his son, also named Rolf, serves as winemaker, creating premium red wines made from Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mataro, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Merlot, Grenache and Montepulciano. The 2012 Hales Shiraz is a blend of 89% Shiraz with 4% Grenache and 7% Mataro and will reward 3-5+ years in the cellar.

Tasting Notes
Sweetly fruited and gorgeously expressed, the wine shows blackberry, vanillin oak, smoked meat and cake spice aromas on the nose, followed by a wonderfully weighted palate that is velvety and beautifully flowing to a lengthy delicious finish. At its best: now to 2027. Score - 94. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Aug. 2019)