Powell & Son - Steinert Flaxman’s Shiraz 2016 (750ml) Languedoc Languedoc Chardonnay

Powell & Son - Steinert Flaxman’s Shiraz 2016 (750ml) Languedoc Languedoc ChardonnayPriced in the same ballpark as another Eden Valley Shiraz icon, the Powells 2016 Steinert Shiraz deserves to be mentioned in that same class. Sourced from the cooler Flaxman Valley portion of the region from vines more than 120 years old, it boasts complex aromas of garrigue, baking spices, black cherries and raspberries. Its full bodied, creamy textured and rich, with echoes of red fruit and wet stone on the nearly endless finish.

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is one chosen site in the French Alps and a family’s laborious dedication to eking out a most genuine elixir from Savoie’s towering mountain facades

Vibrant tension and a satisfying grip carry through the juicy palate with an intriguing hint of crunchy sea salt

Not overly big

cocoa and oyster shells

is extremely well respected in the D

The bottle will reveal the Soria character in the interplay of fine tannins and acidity

yet still elegant

with hardly varying temperatures of 12C

including at least 18 in wood

Light rosé in color

JD100Jeb DunnuckReminding me of the 2010 with its incredible stature and class (as opposed to the more opulently styled 2009)