Shaw + Smith is an alliance between cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith. Their aim is to make contemporary, high quality wines that are outstanding examples of their type made from grapes grown in the Adelaide Hills. Shaw + Smith specialise in grape varieties suited to the cooler climate of the Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Shiraz.

Typically it shows a pink grapefruit character, concentration and mid-palate texture, which reflect the carefully selected sites and hand harvesting during the small window of perfect ripeness. The 2022 has lemon, lime and pink grapefruit aromas and real persistence of flavour. Great balance with bright acidity.

This has gone up a dollar since last vintage, that’s 3.3 percent, which is exactly what Philip Lowe has been asking for. Now if only everyone could do that. Every year I taste this it’s worth another dollar and will undoubtedly be excellent value at $62 in 2053. Benchmark stuff. Rating: 97 Points; Max Crus, Grape Expectations