Langmeil Orphan Bank Shiraz 2017
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James
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Deep crimson with purple hues. A rich bouquet of red and blue fruits, herbs and cedar, entwine with hints of sage, roasty and savory notes. Rich and juicy raspberry and Satsuma plum fill the mouth, with allspice sweetness adding to the mouthfeel. The fruit is well balanced with hints of briary spice and textural, fine-grained tannins on the lengthy finish.
Ideal companions to this wine are rabbit stifado, pork or duck roast, mushroom risotto, roasted vegetable tartlet, and matured cheese platter.
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James Suckling
These old vines were relocated and now deliver this rich, composed and seamless shiraz that has ripe blackberry and plum aromas and flavors with supple, smooth-honed tannins that sit fresh and smoothly refined. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The full-bodied 2017 Orphan Bank Shiraz isn't quite as plush and forward as the 2018, but it remains a super Shiraz, boasting expressive notes of roasted meat and ripe boysenberries, wrapped in a gentle wreath of wild herbs. The structure is a bit too acid-dependent this vintage, so drink it over the near term, while the fruit is still youthfully bold.
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Langmeil is a blend of Barossa’s cultural beginnings and a family’s modern commitment to world-class, old vine winemaking. Once a trading village established in 1842, this remarkable place is a captivating pocket of Australia’s wine and vine history that is a must when visiting the Barossa.
Owned by the Lindner family, whose own mark on the Barossa spans six-generations of farming, food, community, and wine, Langmeil is renowned for its preservation of old vines and the making of distinguished wines from these cherished sites.
At the pinnacle of its winemaking is The Freedom 1843 Shiraz, made from what is understood to be the world’s oldest surviving shiraz vineyard believed planted in 1843 at the heart of this historical patch of Barossa earth.