Pikes The EWP Reserve Shiraz
Clare Valley
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2021
Alc %: 13.5
$ Rel: 75
Heady, musky aromas of blackberries, dark plums, cassis and redcurrants are knit with superb, faintly gamey cedar/mocha oak and lifted by notes of spice and cracked pepper. Long and seamless, its pristine, gentle core of faintly sour-edged blood plums, blackberries and cassis is finely knit with chocolatey oak and fine, pliant tannins likely to build extract with time. It's a polished northern Rhone style, finishing with great balance and savoury qualities. Exceptional.
Last Date Tasted: 25/08/2023
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2021
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96 | 19.0 | 2041-2051+  | Buy it |
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2017
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95 | 18.7 | 2029-2037 | |
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2015
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95 | 18.8 | 2027-2035+ | |
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2014
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96 | 18.9 | 2026-2034+ | |
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2012
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95 | 18.8 | 2024-2032+  | |
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2010
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94 | 18.4 | 2022-2030+ | |
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2009
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91 | 17.5 | 2017-2021  | |
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2006
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88 | 16.5 | 2008-2011+ | |
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2005
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81 | 14.8 | 2007-2010+ | |
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2002
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81 | 14.8 | 2004-2007 | |
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1998
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95 | 18.7 | 2012-2020 | |
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1995
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94 | 18.3 | 2003-2007 |
Winery
Pikes
Pikes is a family-owned and operated winery that produces some of Clare’s finest wines, especially from its white speciality of riesling. More recent years have seen a steady refinement in the company's reds, with a distinctive movement towards more elegance and refinement, particularly with the quality of tannin now seen regularly. Pikes have long worked with sangiovese, and the Il Premio has stepped into the top echelon of Australian expressions. I'm particularly pleased with the purity and restraint of the EWP Shiraz, delivering classical Clare depth and flavour but in a more international style.
Chief Executive(s):
Jamie Pike
Winemaker:
Steven Baraglia
Viticulturist:
Mike Harrold
Production Dozen:
45,000
Tonnes Processed:
1,000
White Wines
Chardonnay
Luccio Fiano >Luccio White Blend
Olga Emmie Riesling >Reserve Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
The Merle Riesling >Traditionale Riesling >Valley's End Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Viognier
Red Wines
Eastside Shiraz >Homage Cabernet Malbec >Il Premio Sangiovese >Los Companeros Shiraz Tempranillo >
Luccio Sangiovese Blend
Luccio Sangiovese Rosé >Merlot
Reserve Merlot
The Assemblage Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre Blend >The Dogwalk Cabernet Merlot >The EWP Reserve Shiraz >The Hill Block Cabernet >The Vanguard Cabernet Sauvignon >
Address:
233 Polish Hill River Road , Sevenhill , South Australia 5453 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 4pm
Principal Wine Region:
Clare Valley
Telephone:
(08) 8843 4370
Facsimile:
(08) 8843 4353
Website:
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