With an all consuming passion for perfection, George Shinas draws on time honoured traditions producing handcrafted wines. Shinas Estate Wines minimizes irrigation of the vineyard, which reduces cropping levels and enhances fruit quality.The fruit is left on the vines long beyond traditional periods, allowing the intense flavours that characterise the wine, to develop. In true boutique style, only the highest quality fruit is selected for harvest.
Barrel aged, the Guilty has a concentrated aroma of mature fruit, French Oak and flavours that are full, rich and rewarding.
The Mildura region is fast becoming known for its Mediterranean climate, vineyards, classic wineries and great food. The Guilty Shiraz and Innocent Viognier are no exception.
The first vines on the Estate were planted in 1898. The Guilty is produced from premium vineyards. Due to its limited production only a lucky few will ever get to taste it.
Ripe shiny blackberry red. Voluptuous cherry, vanilla and peppery spice aromas and full-bodied flavours packed with smoky vanillin oak, cherry and strawberry fruits, chocolate and mocha all wrapped up in a big, rich, velvety smooth package. A juicy wine with fine tannins, the pepper detected on the nose kicks in again to make a welcome re-appearance on the powerful finish. Made from low yielding old vines dating back to 1898 and aged in older French oak, the fruit is sourced from Mildura on the north west Victorian border. - Tasting note courtesy of Sue Courtney (www.wineoftheweek.com)
Pale yellow gold in colour, this radiates heady aromas of apricot and melon and seduces the palate with its ripe, full-bodied, soft acid and lightly spicy flavours that are full of apricot, custard and honey. It has an initial Australian 'sunburnt earth' character and is quite exciting and distinctive with a fabulous expression of Viognier’s varietal character. From the Mildura area, it's unoaked and one of the best we've tried at First Glass. - Tasting note courtesy of Sue Courtney (www.wineoftheweek.com)