2017 Syrahmi 'La La' Shiraz

Place: Heathcote, VIC

Variety: Shiraz

Farming: Organic

Chef turned sommelier turned winemaker, Adam Foster is a man of many talents and has turned his attention to the vineyard where he crafts exceptional, Rhone-inspired wines of stature and finesse.

In homage to Guigal’s famous La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne – Adam’s vision for this wine was to attempt to age a single vineyard Heathcote Shiraz in 100% new oak for a minimum of 36 months. This is the sixth release of Syrahmi La La. It is small batch from a single barrel of Shiraz and will only ever be released in great vintages. The wine is released only when it’s believed to be ready with a minimum of 6 years of age.

Dark and deep brick red, a riot of perfume and spice of ripe wild raspberries, cherries, gun smoke, turned earth, minerals and spice, powerful and intense with meaty salami and black olive tapenade notes. Super fresh palate that’s driven by intense sweet fruit again of black cherries and wild raspberries with black olives, lavender and dried herbs, a long savoury mid palate of smoked meat/salami, rich and powerful structure, finishing with fine grain tannins and balanced natural acidity.