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Hobbs Shiraz 2007


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Wine Description

Fast becoming one of the best red wines, these Shiraz grapes were hand picked from vines planted around 1905. Cane pruned, Low yielding. Wine aged 24 months in new French hogsheads. This big Shiraz is a distictly Barossa Ranges style. Approximately 1,800 litres made.

Wine Tasting Notes

The grapes for this Shiraz were picked from our 100 year old vines. Aged in new French oak for 24 months.

Deep red black wine with a complex rich nose of spices, white pepper and cigar box. The palate shows layers of ripe black currant, mint, spice and pepper. Lingering and full bodied but elegant with big soft tannins and wonderful cooler climate acid balance.

Wine Reviews

Hobbs Shiraz 2004
Rating: 97 points

The spectacular 2004 Shiraz was sourced from vines planted in 1906 with yields a meager 1.25 tons per acre. It was aged for 2 years in new French oak hogsheads (300-liter barrels). Opaque purple-colored, it has a superb bouquet of wood smoke, pencil lead, licorice, blackberry, and blueberry pie. This leads to a full-bodied, mouth-filling, opulent wine with layers of flavor, great depth, and a long, 60-second finish. It has enough structure to evolve for 6-8 years and should drink well through 2025.

Greg and Allison Hobbs vineyards are contiguous with Chris Ringlands Three Rivers vineyards; furthermore, Ringland is a consultant to winemaker Peter Schell. The Hobbs Shiraz and dessert wines are made with minimal intervention and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.

(Source: Wine Advocate #173 October 2007)

Hobbs Shiraz 2003
Rating: 96 points

From the same tiny vineyard as Gregor, this Shiraz has a fresher, livelier style, and it’s a stunner. It’s not a huge wine but a rich, ripe and savory mouthful of smoky, peppery blueberry, plum and fresh cream flavors that just keep lapping against the palate on the ultralong, ultrapolished finish. Absolutely gorgeous stuff, and it’s built to last. Drink now through 2020.

Harvey Steiman
(Source: Wine Spectator, Harvey Steiman, posted August 9, 2006)
Hobbs Shiraz 2001
Rating: 96 points

From a 91 year old vineyard in a cool sector of the Barossa, this fabulous Shiraz was made by Chris Ringland for owners Greg and Allison Hobbs.

After spending 2 years in both new and old French oak hogsheads, it offers a cool climate, peppery nose revealing scents of flowers, and red as well as black currants, superb concentration, an enticing texture, and great delineation.

With 15% alcohol, it is a spectacular effort from this up-and-coming producer that should drink well for 10-12 years. I am glad to give it high marks as Greg Hobbs is a retired member of Adelaide's Swat Team.

Robert Parker
(Source: Wine Advocate #155 October 2004)
 
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