Poonawatta 'The Cuttings' Shiraz 2018

A winery that can genuinely claim to fly well under the radar, particularly so given the extreme historical nature of the vineyards.

"The Poonawatta story is complex, stemming from 0.8ha of shiraz planted in 1880. When Andrew Holt's parents purchased the Poonawatta property, the vineyard had suffered decades of neglect and the slow process of restoration began. While that was underway, the strongest canes available from the winter pruning of the block were slowly and progressively dug into the stony soil, establishing the Cuttings Block over seven years, and the yield is even lower than that of the 1880 Block. The Riesling is produced from a separate vineyard planted by the Holts in the 1970s." 5 Star Winery Rating - James Halliday