Shaw & Smith Pinot Noir 2025
The Wine
95 Pts Wine Pilot 'The 2025 vintage was one of the earliest on record in the Adelaide Hills thanks to a warm, dry growing season. How that translates into the glass is interesting due to the fullness of Pinot Noir expression and the utterly delightful spiciness on display. Black cherries, plums and woody spices light up the aroma with wild herbs, fennel seeds and hints of sage. Has an almost Syrah-like quality, warm and textural with an intriguing celebration of cherry – red and black cherry fruit and cherry pip – surrounded by herbs, spices, whisper of Asian notes and lined in an edgy tannin grip. Long on the finish'.
94 Pts Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front 'This is a spicy, floral, effusive Pinot Noir with fragrance aplenty and ample life, lift and fruit on the palate. It’s attractive up front but the longer I sat with it the more it opened up and the higher I rated it. It tastes and smells of red licorice, red cherry, cedar, purple flowers, sweet spice and smoked meat, and comes with a firm, grippy, spice-studded finish. It’s very Shaw + Smith in a good way. Clean, polished, fragrant, whispered with reduction, structured, modern.'
The Details
Variety - Pinot Noir
Country - Australia
Region - Adelaide Hills
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2025
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Shaw + Smith is an alliance between cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith. Their aim is to make contemporary, high quality wines that are outstanding examples of their type made from grapes grown in the Adelaide Hills. Shaw + Smith specialise in grape varieties suited to the cooler climate of the Adelaide Hills, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Shiraz.
