A powerful vicar from McLaren Vale
Chapel Hill Cellar Door in McLaren Vale
Tonight I am trying the latest release of Chapel Hill’s Shiraz – The Vicar McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006. This wine received a stunning 96 points from James Halliday and as soon as I open the bottle I understand why.
The Vicar shows a very strong, deep colour and its flavours clearly remind me of all the top Shiraz wines from McLaren Vale: dark chocolate and blackberry flavours, oak and nicely balanced tannins and a powerful finish with great length.
No wonder why winemaker Michael Fragos was named Winemaker of the Year last year at the London Wine and Spirit Competition, this Shiraz shows all the signs of a great Shiraz from South Australia.
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Die Chapel Hill Winery in McLaren Vale ist namensgerecht in einer alten Kirche untergebracht, hier werden seit 1979 vorzuegliche Shiraz angeboten, in juengster Zeit von Winzer Michael Fragos kreiert. Jener wurde erst in 2008 zum Winzer des Jahres bei der London International Wine and Spirits Competition gekuert, wohl verdient, denn sein ‘The Vicar McLaren Vale Shiraz’ von 2006 ist vorzueglich. Ich geniesse den Wein am offenen Feuer – das Termometer schreibt -3 Grad hier in den Southern Highlands heute abend.
Ihr Michael Brecht
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