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2021 Mast Shiraz

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Trevor Mast was a legend of the Australian wine scene. Among his many accomplishments, he is most revered as a pioneer of cool climate Shiraz. The Mast Shiraz is our tribute to his memory, recognising his role in establishing the reputation of Mount Langi Ghiran. Thanks to his foresight, our vineyards showcase the ultimate expression of cool climate Shiraz.

Fruit for this wine is solely hand-picked and sourced exclusively from a single block on our Mount Langi Ghiran Estate Vineyard. This block was planted by Trevor Mast himself some 27 years ago.

2021 was another relatively mild year in terms of temperatures. Yields were back up above average and the quality was brilliant. With ripening drawn out, the fruit gained plenty of spice and a full basket of fruit flavours. Our Mast Shiraz shows great spice, elegant tannins and a firm acid drive.

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Viticulture

Shiraz (100%)
2021
Grampians, Victoria

Tasting Notes

Deep purple.
Ripe black plum and blueberries, with hints of baking spice and cigar box.
Luscious blackberry and blueberry fruit flavours combine with hints of spice and well-integrated oak. Elegant tannin structure supports the flavours across the palate to an enduring finish.
15+ years.

Winemaking

14.5%
750ml
3.54

Professional Reviews

96
I think Trevor Mast would have been mighty pleased to see this wine under his name. It is a cracker, reflecting a very good vintage. It comes off the single Home Block 4 which is the coolest on the vineyard. The key to the flavour development here was the extra hang time on the vine which has contributed to its polish refinement, tremendous depth and concentration of fruit. Highly perfumed aromas with oodles of spices working neatly with the ripe plummy fruit. It’s a plush and sumptuous wine of great balance and poise.
96
Soaring black pepper, anise and coltsfoot riffs beguile from the off, as does the fresh, agile blackberry, plum and blueberry fruit. The spice and petrichor granite minerality resonate on a lingering, retro-nasal finish of uncommon levity and intensity. Exuding class and charm, it is drinking beautifully now but has a couple of decades in hand. The harvest was completed on 23 April.
95
Just the right edge of black pepper and a substantial base of juicy, engaging cherry-plum fruit. This is the Langi song sung true and proper. There are no rough edges here, and no signs that it's trying too hard either. It's a quality wine – it just is. It lays out everything in good measure and ties all the pieces together confidently through the finish.
95
This comes from a block planted by Trevor Mast in the late 1990s, a consistently cooler side. It’s finely detailed, intricately etched, rippling with blue berries and black cherries. A fine seam of pepper is woven through the satin-sheened palate, a closing chapter of fine gravelly tannin.
93
Composure is the key to this stylish cool climate 2021 Shiraz. It opens with wonderful purity of blackberries and violets with a strong peppery/clove undertow. Superb vibrancy and energy to follow with Lucy dark berry flavours underpinned by firm underlying tannins. Very young and needs time to build but the class is undeniable.
Review
Across the South Pacific in the remote and rugged Grampian region in Victoria, Mount Langi Ghiran is one of the coldest sites in the country and is often the last winery to pick fruit in all of mainland Australia. Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz is a completely different expression than one might expect from other Australian regions. Chief winemaker Adam Louder compares his wine to versions from Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale, which may be “ripe, rich, and at times, jammy,” he says. But nestled between two mountains at 1,200 feet, his wines produce a different character. “The long, slow ripening of our Shiraz vines results in wines of notable elegance and balance,” Louder explains. “They maintain high levels of natural acidity and display a full spectrum of berry fruit, spice, and fine tannin that set them up to age gracefully for decades.”

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