PaxtonEJ Shiraz 2016
About this product
The EJ Shiraz is the jewel in Paxton's organic and biodynamic crown. Awarded 95 points in the Halliday Wine Companion 2017, this wine is the result of low yielding vines that are more than a century old. The flavour is elegant and round and the nose offers vanilla, black current and oak.
The EJ Shiraz is the jewel in Paxton's organic and biodynamic crown. Awarded 95 points in the Halliday Wine Companion 2017, this wine is the result of low yielding vines that are more than a century old. The flavour is elegant and round and the nose offers vanilla, black current and oak.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Current Vintage2016 - Vintage is not guaranteed and may vary store to store or when delivered.
- Standard Drinks8.2
- Alcohol Volume14.0%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePaxton
- Wine MakerMichael Paxton
- Food MatchItalian
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
- Organictrue
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2016
90 points Wine Companion
Spearmint, lavender, redcurrant and leather, with creamy oak smoothing over the top. It's bold, balanced, elegant and familiar, and yet it feels individual at the same time. Sappy herb notes are part of this impression; so too touches of game. Clearly thi
Vintage
False
(100 year old vines) Deep garnet; there is a sappy complexity to the bouquet that is beguiling, with ripe red fruits, well handled oak, and a hint of jasmine; the palate reveals more toasty oak notes, with fine-grained tannins and velvety texture a feature of the long finish; an elegant expression of the region.
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