Ranked #5 of 37 2017 Shiraz from Great Western
96/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Bright, fresh, clean and spicy black cherry and plum bouquet. Medium-full body, fine and balanced tannins. This is a lovely elegant shiraz that is drinking really well now but has at least another decade to go. (Vines planted in 1966, the year of Bart/Hamish Thomson's birth)
Tasted: 05/12/2024
Drink: 2024 to 2037
98 Points James Halliday
The vineyard was planted in '66 to be released in '20 to celebrate Best's then-100-year history and custodianship of the property and vineyard. Fermented with 25% whole bunches, matured in French oak (20% new). The colour is brilliant crimson, deep but bright. Yes, there's fantastic fruit that's been handled with kid gloves, and yes, it's got '17 written all over it with its dazzling red fruits and (almost unseen) acidity to protect its freshness.
James Halliday
Published 01 July 2022 Drink to 2047.
Source: James Halliday.