2017 Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz

A rich, fleshy yet elegant cool climate Shiraz.

Sourced from vines with an average age of 26 years this wine was barrel aged in French oak of which 25-30% was new. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark purple hue. Showing good aromatic intensity the nose offers up ripe blackberry, liquorice and dark plum scents followed by vanillin cedar, traces of dark chocolate and spice. Medium to full bodied the palate is juicier and riper than more recent releases under this label. Mouth filling flavours of dark plum, blackberry, liquorice and dark chocolate sit over vanillin cedar and spicy pepper elements. Smooth opulent feel with velvety tannins finishing elegant and fresh. Long spicy pepper and dark fruit aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.8%

Other Reviews….
Part hand, part machine-harvested, open-fermented with a portion of whole bunches, matured in French oak (27% new). An almost perfumed bouquet, ultra-expressive, and an elegant medium-bodied palate of remarkable intensity and clarity, red fruits intermingled with black, the tannins silky smooth. Drink by 2037.
96 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

An excellent year for Mount Langi was 2017. Adam Louder is now chief winemaker, since a month, and here he is in front of me pouring the wines of Mount Langi. Now chiselled into history. Quite a thing, No nonsense, good bloke, serious, clever, Mount Langi in good hands.
Strong regional pepper character, dark plummy fruit scents, a touch of espresso/dark chocolate. Generous introduction to start the wine. Lithe and fresh to taste, medium weight, tightened with a corkscrew of silty tannins, brooding dark fruit flavours jostling with cola and peppery spice. Sinewy, formed and shapely, long, elegant, lip-smacking goodness. This is an outstanding release of this wine. Drink 2018-2026.
93 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front