Best's Great Western Shiraz Bin 1

Wine information: Best’s has been producing wine in the Great Western wine region of Victoria for over 140 years. Only 2 families have owned Best’s since it was founded – wines were first made by the Best family in 1866 and the estate was bought by the Thomson family in 1920. For the past 50 vintages fourth generation vintner Viv Thompson has been in charge of crafting Best’s wines, taking the “best” of modern innovation and blending it with tradition to arrive at wonderfully balanced and distinct Aussie wines. Best’s is now run by Viv’s son, Ben Thomson, the fifth generation of the Thomson family. The headquarters of Best’s is located at “ Concongella very close the Great Western and “Salvation Hills” at Rhymney. The unique terroir at Great Western contributes to the success of Best’s - the land along the Concongella creek is flat with powdery loam overlaying a deep clay sub-soil while newer plantings are sited on frost free hills. A long, slow-ripening period and continental climate are characteristics of Great Western.Understated richness with elegance and spice, approachability and food friendliness are the hallmarks of Bin 1 Shiraz. Bin 1 Shiraz represents the essence of Best’s Great Western’s winemaking ideals and the uniqueness of the Great Western region. Bin 1 is a classic, cool climate, aromatic Shiraz, made in a style that is floral, spicy and peppery and yet retains the fruit characteristics and intensity. It is a well balanced wine with no dominance of alcohol.

Tasting Notes: Winemaker Adam Wadewitz notes that “this wine is made in an elegant, approachable style. We want people to understand that this is a wine made to drink now and enjoy the flavour profile from Shiraz made in the Great Western region. Bin 1 is a great accompaniment to food, and meant to celebrate the years of learning and winemaking history from Best’s Great Western I feel very privileged to be making a wine that has the same care given to it as our Flagship wines, but sells at a more affordable price for many more consumers to enjoy.” Eminently drinkable now but under good cellaring conditions, has the attributes to mature in the bottle for a number of years.

Food & drink match: Great with very hearty, robust spicy dishes or your more casual meal, such as herbed spicy Italian style sausages, lamb with olives or even grilled or roasted highly seasoned antipasta.

 
     

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