Sami-Odi Shiraz Hoffman Dallwitz

About This Wine

A compilation of our finest and most regal casks procured from the Hoffmann families two oldest plantings; DW-OLD & ER-27. The gnarled thicket of DW-OLD was sown between 1888 & 1912 with the adjacent ER-27 planted in 1927. The pair reigned supreme amidst the moist and abundant 2017 season, yielding a relaxed and plush expression of the Hoffmann’s deep red earths. These 19 Burgundian Pièces were carefully assembled following their second winter having endured a 77 week elevage. Bottles were filled without filtration, fining or sparging (the removal of naturally occurring oxygen & C02) and all handling was completed via gravity prior to bottling. Glass-staining ruby. An intensely perfumed bouquet displays dark berry liqueur, incense, potpourri and cola scents, and a smoky mineral nuance emerges with aeration. Juicy, broad and alluringly sweet, offering deeply concentrated blackberry, cherry cola, licorice and floral pastille flavors that show fine definition and spicy back-end lift. Impressively deep but vibrant, with sneaky tannins adding shape and grip to the wonderfully long, floral-driven finish. (Drink between 2026-2036) 96 points Vinous