Awards, Ratings & Reviews
94/100 — James Halliday
(1997 Vintage, Tasted: 16 Oct 2002)
“Medium red-purple; smooth raspberry and plum fruit is woven through controlled oak; the palate is filled with plum, cherry, mint and chocolate flavours, all in abundance, the tannins still softening.”
88/100 — Wine & Spirits Magazine
(1997 Vintage, Tasted: Oct 2003)
91/100 — Wine Spectator
(1997 Vintage, Tasted: Sep 2003)
93/100 — Jeremy Oliver
(1997 Vintage, Tasted: Jan 2003)
92/100 — The Wine Front
(1997 Vintage)
90/100 — CellarTracker
(1997 Vintage)
About This Wine
Stonewell Shiraz draws on Shiraz identified as exceptionally deep in colour and flavour, known as “Little Black Jewels”. Fermented and macerated on skins for up to two weeks with some partial barrel fermentation. Following pressing and clarification, the wine was matured in French oak hogsheads for approximately 18 months.
About the Winery
Peter Lehmann Wines was established in 1980 in Tanunda, South Australia, by its founder known as “the Baron of the Barossa”. Stonewell is the winery’s icon Shiraz, sourced from vineyards in the Marananga district of the Barossa Valley. The winery sources fruit from more than 140 growers throughout the Barossa and Eden Valleys and the Adelaide Hills. Peter Lehmann spent two decades as winemaker at Saltram Wines before founding his own winery to continue supporting growers. The company was later acquired by Casella Family Brands.
Specifications
- Vintage: 1997
- Grape Variety: Shiraz
- Region: Barossa Valley / Barossa / South Australia / Australia
- Alcohol: 14%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Production Attributes: Barrel Fermented; Stainless Steel Fermentation
- Fermentation: Fermented and macerated on skins for up to two weeks with partial barrel fermentation
- Maturation: Approximately 18 months in French oak hogsheads
- Maturation Style: Oaked
- Oak Type: French
- Ownership: Casella Family Brands
- Closure: Screwcap
