Much has been said and written of the 2011 vintage in southern Australia. It was an atypically wet year, one that put vignerons to the sword. Widely condemned in some quarters, there were some very good wines made, notwithstanding the challenges of the vintage.
Best’s Bin 1 Shiraz was one of the clear successes of the vintage, so successful that it took out the Jimmy Watson Trophy, no small achievement for a wine that sells at or under $30 per bottle. In 2011, it had the benefit of the pick of the crop fruit-wise, as there was no Thomson’s Family Shiraz or Bin 0 Shiraz in 2011.
Five years on and this Jimmy Watson winner is still on the youthful side. It possesses a wonderfully fine, elegant and silky texture, yet the fruit profile is relatively simple. In another five or so years it should be strutting its stuff in the best way possible.
2011 BEST’S BIN 1 SHIRAZ
Producer: Best’s
Variety: Shiraz
Region: Great Western, Victoria
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 19 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Mid-crimson in appearance. Clean nose of liquorice, dark berry fruit, resin and cracked black pepper. Very silky and fine on the palate – almost Pinot Noir-like in texture and weight. Dry, fine and elegant, quite direct and simple at present. Black fruit meets pepper, olive and liquorice. Should develop more complexity over the next several years.
Score: 17+/20
Best’s Bin 1 Shiraz was one of the clear successes of the vintage, so successful that it took out the Jimmy Watson Trophy, no small achievement for a wine that sells at or under $30 per bottle. In 2011, it had the benefit of the pick of the crop fruit-wise, as there was no Thomson’s Family Shiraz or Bin 0 Shiraz in 2011.
Five years on and this Jimmy Watson winner is still on the youthful side. It possesses a wonderfully fine, elegant and silky texture, yet the fruit profile is relatively simple. In another five or so years it should be strutting its stuff in the best way possible.
2011 BEST’S BIN 1 SHIRAZProducer: Best’s
Variety: Shiraz
Region: Great Western, Victoria
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 19 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Mid-crimson in appearance. Clean nose of liquorice, dark berry fruit, resin and cracked black pepper. Very silky and fine on the palate – almost Pinot Noir-like in texture and weight. Dry, fine and elegant, quite direct and simple at present. Black fruit meets pepper, olive and liquorice. Should develop more complexity over the next several years.
Score: 17+/20
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