Approachable & framed by soft tannins
Displaying bright red-berried fruit, plums & sweet spice with a hint of savoury oak
Perfect around the BBQ this season, enjoy with marinated steak or spare ribs
Farm Hand Monash Valley Organic Shiraz 2019 (Australia)
Farm Hand Monash Valley Organic Shiraz 2019 (Australia)
Accolades
Awarded 90/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2019
Awarded 89/100 Points
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Description
- Lightly oaked
- Red berry fruit
- Black Doris plum
- Soft tannins
"Youthfully charming and fragrant, the bouquet shows Black Doris plum, mulberry, violet and olive characters, leading to a succulent palate that is supple and smooth. It is flavoursome and lingering with a silky-smooth finish. At its best: now to 2024" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2019
"Raspberry, plum, almond, almost pretty to smell. Medium-bodied, ample fruit, juicy and well-balanced, a lick of tannin, a little spice laid on, and a satisfactory finish. Bang on. No complaints here" Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"Finding good certified organic wine under $20 can be trial and error, but Farm Hand, a brand from marketing guru Nic Crampton and team, seems to nail the brief. The wine is redolent of ripe plum, choc-liquorice and smoky-clove spice. The palate has an appealing plushness, cuddly tannins and a sweet richness of flavour that sloshes around the mouth well. It’s a relatively simple wine but ticks all the boxes for easy appeal and general drinkability" Mike Bennie, Best Buy Wines $20 and under, Jan 2020
The nose is ripe-fruited and inviting displaying bright red-berried fruit, plums and sweet spice with a hint of savoury oak. The palate is nicely medium bodied and approachable with a dark berry and cassis flavours framed by soft tannins.
The moderate, dry climate with very low rainfall during autumn and fertile soils is perfect suited to Organic Viticulture. The well-established vines (up to thirty years of age) are planted widely apart for airflow to minimise disease pressure and minimal drip irrigation ensures low yielding fruit with rich flavours and varietal expressiveness.
This was a challenging year and so very much makes you think of Australia. It was a warmer vintage with only sporadic rains in some parts causing the berries to ripen sooner than prior years. Through great vineyard, water and canopy management the resultant fruit is bright and flavourful with a soft acidity. This is a vintage showing up front fruit flavours and perfect for drinking from the get-go.
Fully de-stemmed before fermentation in a mix of open and closed tanks. The wine was primarily vinified without the influence of oak for maximum fruit expression before blending with a component aged in three and four-year-old French oak.
The Farm Hand wines are grown by the Grigoriou family, fourth generation wine growers, from almost one hundred acres of Organic Vineyards in the Monash Valley of South Australia.
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