【Ben Glaetzer, the first Australian winemaker to receive a 100-point Robert Parker rating】
WA069 - Mitolo Angela Shiraz 2021
Price per bottle: $148
Special price for 3 bottles: $135
Region: Australia/McLaren Vale
Grape variety: 100% Shiraz
Alcohol: 14%
Vintage: The grapes were destemmed and gently crushed. Fermentation was kept cool throughout to gently extract tannins, color, and flavor while preserving the pure character of the fruit. Aging for 16 months prior to blending was achieved using a combination of 20% new and one- and two-year-old barrels (primarily of French origin). The final blend was rack-fined only and bottled without fining or filtration.
【Mitolo 】
Owner and founder of the winery - Frank Mitolo and his family business ComitFarm are the largest potato and onion packaging and transportation companies in the southern hemisphere. In 1999, Frank Mitolo and his wife Simone Winery founded Mitolo Winery, which is a fairly young Australian winery. Frank Mitolo places special emphasis on the individuality of each grape variety and believes that existing mainstream flavors should be abandoned: to break the stereotype of Australian wine. The style of each wine is direct and obvious. Through the nuances of different vineyard areas, a balanced and complete flavor is produced that is both "Italian deft and restrained" and "Australian rich and full".
It is worth mentioning that since 2000, Mitolo Winery has cooperated with the famous Australian winemaker Ben Glaetzer to jointly create various Mitolo series. Ben Glaetzer's most popular works include Amon – Ra (Eye of the Blue Bow) Shriaz, Amon – Ra once received Robert Parker's 100-point perfect score award. The wines he manages have always been fruity but not fancy. The wines at Mitolo also have a similar style.
Pictured: Ben Glaetzer (left), Frank Mitolo (right)
The winery and vineyards are located in McLaren Vale, a complex wine region with a Mediterranean climate, complex soils and varying altitudes, ideal for growing many international varieties as well as many native Italian varieties. Almost all of Mitolo's grapes come from the Sellicks Hill and Aldinga vineyards in the production area. Sellicks Hill has fertile soil and plenty of sunshine. Aldinga is close to the coast and is influenced by the cool sea breezes of the bay. These excellent terroirs give the wine a very rich fruit flavor while retaining good acidity.
In addition to McLaren Vale's famous local Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and other international varieties, the wines grown in the winery also include native Italian varieties Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Sagrantino. Each wine has received more than 90 points from Robert Parker over the years. The quality is quite guaranteed. Robert Parker described: "For a young winery that was only established in 1999, Midoro is committed to crafting hand-crafted wines that always amaze me and bring me joy every time I taste it." More inspiration. 』
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A050B - Mitolo Angela Shiraz 2019
Price：$148/支
3 Btls Price：$128/支
產區：Australia/ McLaren Vale
葡萄品種: 100% Shiraz
酒精度：14.5%
釀酒：葡萄被去梗並輕輕壓碎。 發酵過程始終保持涼爽，以嘗試非常柔和地提取單寧、顏色和風味，並保留純粹的水果特性。20%的新木桶以及使用一年和兩年的木桶（主要是法國原產地）的組合，在混合前陳釀 16 個月。 最終混合物僅透過貨架澄清，無需澄清或過濾即可裝瓶。
Wonderfully fruited and immensely appealing, the wine shows black/blueberry, floral, clove and toasted nut aromas, leading to a concentrated palate displaying excellent depth and richness, while remaining graceful and structured.
— 95 points, Wine Orbit
Archetypal regional shiraz, with far more detail, aplomb and freshness than in the past. American oak, clear. Maple, vanilla and mocha. And yet the fruit is transparent and vibrant, corralled and shaped, rather than subsumed by it. Violet, iodine, blue and boysenberry and a lovely trail of clove, white pepper and anise.
— 93 points, Halliday Wine Companion
