Hugh Hamilton The Oddball Saperavi | McLaren Vale
Blood and beets sit proud of lighter violet and vanilla notes. Impeccably dense. Pomegranate compote. A thundercloud of char and fruit. Licorice root, molasses and black tea leaves. The palate is dramatic, savoury, and immense. All blacks and reds and blues. Iron edged cherry. Leather, char, and black pepper.
Blood and beets sit proud of lighter violet and vanilla notes. Impeccably dense. Pomegranate compote. A thundercloud of char and fruit. Licorice root, molasses and black tea leaves. The palate is dramatic, savoury, and immense. All blacks and reds and blues. Iron edged cherry. Leather, char, and black pepper.
Blood and beets sit proud of lighter violet and vanilla notes. Impeccably dense. Pomegranate compote. A thundercloud of char and fruit. Licorice root, molasses and black tea leaves. The palate is dramatic, savoury, and immense. All blacks and reds and blues. Iron edged cherry. Leather, char, and black pepper.
Winery note
The Hamilton family has roots that run deep, with a wine history dating back over 185 years. Hugh Hamilton is the 5th generation of a large wine dynasty in South Australia and is regarded as the black sheep of the family. His daughter and 6th generation of the family, Mary, continues the legacy, making them Australia’s
oldest winemaking family
Product note
Saperavi is a very odd variety. The grapes are so darkly coloured the Georgian’s named it with their word for ‘dye’. The skins are black and unusually the pulp of the berry also carries colour. The wines that it makes are similarly dark, often very depth driven and textural, and our Oddball always rewards cellaring. The wines are often so intense that we have come to describe this variety as Shiraz raised entirely on a diet of lightning.
