Longview - Piece Shiraz 2016 (Vivino 4.3)

Longview Piece Shiraz

Longview Piece Shiraz 2016

Country : Australia
Region : Adelaide Hills
Vinatge : 2016
Grape : Shiraz
Wine making : 15% whole bunches
Oak : new and old French oak hogsheads for around 18 months.
Strength : 14.5% vol.
Bottle size: 750ml

Vivino: 4.3 pts (20 ratings),
Wine-searcher 2015 reference price: $498 as at 2021.3.1
(no 2016 reference price in HK yet)

Wine Spectator Vintage Charts – Southern Australia 2016 : 93 pts

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Longview is a winery with little visibility in Hong Kong. It first launched its works in 2001, and the response was quite good.

The Piece series is a project made by Longview to support local street graffiti. Every year, the works of local graffiti artists are used as wine labels.
Not only the wine label is eye-catching, but the wine itself also uses the best grapes from the vineyard (the most famous No. 3 field in Longview), and only hand-picked grapes, in order to make the best wine with the best grapes, definitely not A wine for Gimmick.
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Official tasting note for reference:

An elegant and complex wine which displays aromas of baking spices, maraschino cherry, anise and coffee coupled with restrained pencil shavings of French oak.
The structured palate displays flavours of cherry, red currant, mulberries and fresh acidity.
Dusty tannins complement the finish which is dry and clean with tremendous length.