Hope Estate "The Ripper" - Shiraz

Hope Estate is located in Western Australia in Donnybrook! The winery is a large concert venue and also has a onsite brewery (a True "one-stop shop"). What more could you want?

The wine sees a bit of oak and is bottle aged a little longer than other wines in this area. This makes for a Shiraz that is not overly punchy or fruity. Instead, what you will find in this wine is intense blackberry and bramble fruits, leather, black pepper, olive tapenade, and dried lavendar. The finish goes on for days and you can tell this wine is matured and settled. There is a lot of polish to it, unlike some younger wines from the region.

2015 vintage ws off to a wet and rough start, but ended up being a solid vintage all in all. This makes for a more subtle notes in the wine and is closer to a Rhone style wine than a typical hot Aussie vintage! 

90pts - MA