2023 Picardy Shiraz with very subtle cashew nuttiness

with very subtle cashew nuttiness and a faint citrusy contribution

whilst being very much in the Picardy house style

Out of interest I opened up a 2011 of the same label next to it

33% Cabernet Sauvignon

The palate is a little deceptive in that it seems quite light

2023 Picardy Shiraz with very subtle cashew nuttinessThe first Picardy Shiraz was produced in 1997. An elegant, complex, rich, cool climate style wine, this variety is exceeding expectations and will continue to improve through cellaring. Dan says that this wine is made using many techniques which we use in our Pinot Noir production but using Shiraz grapes, giving a wine in the style of the traditional old world Shiraz. Picardy Shiraz typically contains about 4% Malbec and 2% Viognier (co fermented) to