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Hugo Shiraz 2008
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2009 Adelaide Wine Show – Bronze Award – Class 42, Shiraz 2007 vintage and younger
2009 Melbourne Wine Show – Bronze Award – Class 20, Red Wine Shiraz 2008
2010 Sydney Wine Show – Bronze Award – Class 9, Shiraz or blends thereof (not Viognier) containing not less than 50% Shiraz
2010 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards – Bronze Award – Class 43, Shiraz 2008/09 Currency Creek, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale or Southern Fleurieu
2010 Queensland Wine Show – Bronze Award – Class 56, Shiraz any vintage
2010 Perth Wine Show – Bronze Award – Class 62, Dry Red Shiraz
2010 Great Shiraz Challenge – Bronze Award
2011 Sydney International Wine Competition – Top 100 Judged with Food/Blue-Gold Award Winner
2011 Sydney International Wine Competition – Specialised Trophy Winner – “Best Value Dry Red Table Wine of Competition”
Rich and clean, with volumes of chewy plum and ripe black fruit, supported by careful use of American oak with additional lifted characters of tobacco, and dark chocolate. Structured, velvety tannins and sustaining acid, give excellent cellaring opportunities for this full-bodied wine, with the palate length and the overall flavours that are exhibited. Flavour and complexity development is expected for the next 6 – 8 years, rewarding those with patience, and for those with none, the immediate approachability of this classic variety is return enough.
Hugo Wines is situated in the McLaren Vale wine region which continues to build on its reputation as a source of quality wines not only from the big national labels but also from some of the smaller boutique wineries. Such recognition has been awarded to Hugo Wines whose origins date back to 1970 when John Hugo followed in his father's footsteps on the family vineyard at McLaren Flat. John produced his first Shiraz in 1979 and the Cellar Door was opened in October 1982. John's father Colin Hugo planted the original vines dating back to 1950. The vineyard of approximately 30 hectares includes varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Grenache. Consistency in regard to quality is what Hugo Wines' strive for, and the fact that all of the fruit is estate grown makes the job that much easier. The climate soils and proximity to the coast are also contributing factors in maintaining the quality of the wines produced by the Hugo family. Over the past 25 years Hugo Wines has received many Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.
14.5% Alc/Vol
Blue Gold and Trophy Winner Sydney International
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WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: McLaren Vale SA |
Winemaker: John Hugo
Drink now until: 2020
Alc/Vol: 14.5 %
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