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Mitolo Savitar McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015

McLaren Vale

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HK$268   each
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RRP HK$650 
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“Savitar” is a mythical dragon-like monster, and this wine is so named because of the impression Frank Mitolo and Ben Glaetzer had upon tasting one particular lot in the Willunga vineyard. They were so blown away they decided to make a Shiraz from just the small lot, and Savitar was created.

The fruit for Mitolo Savitar Shiraz comes from the Lopresti vineyards Chinese Block, which is located in the Willunga district at the southern end of McLaren Vale. Savitar Shiraz is sourced from a particularly unforgiving, skeletal soil patch in the North Eastern corner of the block, where the vines are pushed hard to create very low yields of outstanding depth of flavor and quality.

Immense lift, the aromatics are an incredibly intense amalgam of blackcurrant, menthol, licorice and cedar oak. The palate shows a hugely complex flavor profile befitting of its pedigree. Characters of black fruits, dried herbs, and earthy tones of licorice and savory leather.

Critic awards

The full, bright and deep colour isn't a false prophet. Ben Glaetzer's skill as a winemaker is writ large across the face of this beautifully shaped and balanced wine. Its purity and line of wild blackberry fruits comes into full focus on the back-palate and finish. An altogether exceptional wine from a very good vintage.

— 97 points, Halliday Wine Companion

Deep, brilliant violet. Powerful, spice-accented scents of ripe dark berries, candied licorice, violet, mocha and smoky minerals. Juicy and expansive on the palate, offering plush black and blue fruit preserve, fruitcake, vanilla and dark chocolate flavors energized by a suggestion of cracked pepper. Becomes sweeter and deeper with air and finishes smooth, smoky and very long, with harmonious tannins adding shape and gentle grip.

— 93 points, Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2015 Savitar Shiraz is a bit tighter and toastier up front, with cedary and menthol notes that dominate some of the herb and spice notes found in the GAM. The powerful, dark fruit still comes through, like a locomotive of blackberries and plums, ripened to creamy suppleness and extracted to silky richness, with plenty of finesse and length on the finish.

— 93 points, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Tense and understated, this grows in a rocky patch of clay soil in the Lopresti Vineyards, at the southern end of McLaren Vale, less than three miles from Port Willunga. It aged in new French-oak barrels for 18 months, but it’s the fruit and earth that drives the wine, yielding notes of wild blueberries, floral black tea, cracked pepper and tar. It’s an elegant shiraz, brisk and cool in its gentleness. Integrated and restrained, this should age with grace.

— 92 points, Wine & Spirits

Region and Grapes

Region: Mclaren Vale
Grape: Shiraz
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