Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Shiraz marc-bredif Like pewter by candlelight

Like pewter by candlelight

bottled three weeks before my visit to the estate: Medium yellow with gold highlights

smooth tannins and a long

a plate of mussels steamed in garlic and white wine

TASTING NOTES:

Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Shiraz marc-bredif Like pewter by candlelightSourced from a single vineyard this wine was created as a tribute to Ben Schild who began the familys long association with winemaking and viticulture. The wine was fermented in open fermenters before being matured in a combination of new and old French, American and Hungarian oak for 18 months and then underwent a further 24 months maturation in bottle prior to release. Dense black as night in colour with a dark red black tinged hue. Pronounced