St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2022
Seppelt
St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2022
Seppelt
St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2022
Overview
Overview
Released in small quantities and only in exceptional years, St Peters is Seppelt’ s flagship shiraz, testimony to the distinctive style and pedigree of Grampians shiraz. The lineage of this iconic wine dates back to 1964, when ‘great western hermitage’, as it was then known, was first made. Since 1998 this wine has been called St Peters in honour of the first vineyard planted in the region.
Today, St Peters is sourced from the finest and most intense fruit from the best blocks of our great western vineyard. In vintage 2021, this included select parcels from the bass Arrawatta and imperial blocks. It is a powerful and seductive expression of Shiraz from the Great Western region with extraordinary cellaring potential of 50 years or more. This wine is classified ‘excellent’ by Langton’s in its classification of Australian wine VII.
| Varietal | Shiraz |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Grampians |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 14.5% |
| Peak Drinking | Now - 2050 |
| Winemaker | Clare Dry |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| 97 Points | Huon Hooke, The Real Review |
| 95 Points | Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion |
| Silver | 2024 Royal Adelaide Wine Show |
Huon Hooke
"Very deep, dense, saturated purple colour; browned spices galore on the nose, dried herbs and smokiness too, with an earthy/tarry overtone that is distinctively Great Western. The wine is very full bodied and powerful, with concentrated flavour that persists for an eternity on the finish. Tannins are lavish and ripely supple, with a lick of licorice, blackberry and black pepper at the finish, all shrouded by the serious structure. A smashing shiraz. 97 Points"
Jeni Port
"A blend of fruit off four blocks in Seppelt Great Western vineyards. Fermentation includes whole bunch (10%), maturation in French oak (24% new). The second St. Peters release under Clare Dry, who has instigated a reduced new oak regime, allowing beautifully fragrant, compelling fruit to shine. Demands your attention in heady scents of wildflower, bay leaf, black cherry, blackberry and spice. Keeps the momentum up with complexity on the rise and the odd side step into savouriness, as the palate unwinds in peppery black fruits, woodsy earth and Grampians-led bright spices. 95 Points"
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Beef
Lamb
Duck
Veg
Pizza
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
A fragrant blend of blackberry and blueberry fruit, licorice, violets, bay-leaf and spice are further complexed by a subtle flint and cordite nuance.
Flavours and Palate
A wine of incredible power, line and finesse that belies its medium body. Upfront silky blackberry and blueberry fruit marries with black pepper, river rock and spicy black olive, complementing subtle mineral gunflint notes and charry oak. Regional graphite tannins focus the wine and provide a framework on which it will comfortably age and develop in the decades to come.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Grampians, Victoria
Viticulture dates back to the 1850s Victorian gold rush in the cool and dry Grampians. The golden nugget of this stunning terroir is delicate yet intensely flavoured Shiraz with compelling fragrance and spice.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
The Grampians experienced above average rainfall across the growing season with particularly large rainfalls occurring in January. This pushed out the typical ripening window and combined with unseasonably cool and dry ripening conditions in February and March, allowed for slow and steady flavour development in the fruit. Despite smaller tonnes, in part due to hail damage early in the season, quality in 2022 was excellent, and saw superb, regionally definitive wines produced.
Clare Dry - Seppelt Winemaker
Growing up on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Clare has had a long-held interest in the world of wine. Completing a Bachelor of Oenology from the University of Adelaide, Clare worked for many wineries and vineyards back in Mornington and overseas in Germany before joining Wolf Blass in 2007 as a vintage winemaker. Over the next 13 years, Clare has honed her skillset, crafting wines across varieties in both red and white wine production, while also participating in extensive wine judging. Most recently, Clare has been instrumental in crafting premium Chardonnay, a variety she greatly enjoys.