Trevor Mast was a legend of the Australian wine scene. Among his many accomplishments, he is most revered as a pioneer of cool climate Shiraz. The Mast Shiraz is our tribute to his memory, recognising his role in establishing the reputation of Mount Langi Ghiran. Thanks to his foresight, our vineyards showcase the ultimate expression of cool climate Shiraz.

Fruit for this wine is solely hand-picked and sourced exclusively from a single block on our Mount Langi Ghiran Estate Vineyard. This block was planted by Trevor Mast himself some 27 years ago.

2021 was another relatively mild year in terms of temperatures. Yields were back up above average and the quality was brilliant. With ripening drawn out, the fruit gained plenty of spice and a full basket of fruit flavours. Our Mast Shiraz shows great spice, elegant tannins and a firm acid drive.

Viticulture

Varietal	Shiraz (100%)
Vintage	2021
Region	Grampians, Victoria

Tasting Notes

Colour	Deep purple.
Nose	Ripe black plum and blueberries, with hints of baking spice and cigar box.
Palate	Luscious blackberry and blueberry fruit flavours combine with hints of spice and well-integrated oak. Elegant tannin structure supports the flavours across the palate to an enduring finish.
Cellar	15+ years.

Winemaking

Alcohol	14.5%
Bottle Size	750ml
pH	3.54

Professional Reviews

96pts

Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot

I think Trevor Mast would have been mighty pleased to see this wine under his name. It is a cracker, reflecting a very good vintage. It comes off the single Home Block 4 which is the coolest on the vineyard. The key to the flavour development here was the extra hang time on the vine which has contributed to its polish refinement, tremendous depth and concentration of fruit. Highly perfumed aromas with oodles of spices working neatly with the ripe plummy fruit. It’s a plush and sumptuous wine of great balance and poise.

96pts

Sarah Ahmed, Decanter

Soaring black pepper, anise and coltsfoot riffs beguile from the off, as does the fresh, agile blackberry, plum and blueberry fruit. The spice and petrichor granite minerality resonate on a lingering, retro-nasal finish of uncommon levity and intensity. Exuding class and charm, it is drinking beautifully now but has a couple of decades in hand. The harvest was completed on 23 April.

96pts

Tyson Stelzer, Wine Business Magazine

The long and slow ripening season of the great 2021 vintage has produced a benchmark Mast Shiraz that sets a delightful contrast between the depth of satsuma plum, blackberry and black cherry fruit and the signature black pepper and spice so pronounced in the Mount Langi vineyard. I love the fine-boned structure and seamless tannin texture of this cool season, guiding a finish of great persistence and endurance.

95pts

Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas, JamesSuckling.com

Mediterranean herbs, blackcurrants, dark olives and a hint of cured meat on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with a delicate profile and soft tannins. Really elegant and solid. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

95pts

Campbell Mattinson, Halliday Wine Companion

Just the right edge of black pepper and a substantial base of juicy, engaging cherry-plum fruit. This is the Langi song sung true and proper. There are no rough edges here, and no signs that it’s trying too hard either. It’s a quality wine – it just is. It lays out everything in good measure and ties all the pieces together confidently through the finish.

95pts

Nick Ryan, The Weekend Australian Magazine

This comes from a block planted by Trevor Mast in the late 1990s, a consistently cooler side. It’s finely detailed, intricately etched, rippling with blue berries and black cherries. A fine seam of pepper is woven through the satin-sheened palate, a closing chapter of fine gravelly tannin.

93pts

Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

There’s plenty of fragrance here… It’s driven by cherry-plum flavours though roasted nut, black peppercorn, gum leaf and floral characters all make contributions. There’s a toasty, charry, meaty aspect to this wine too, almost a gamey character, the latter rounding the shoulder of the finish slightly. It smells beautiful; the palate needs to unfold.

93pts

Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot

Composure is the key to this stylish cool climate 2021 Shiraz. It opens with wonderful purity of blackberries and violets with a strong peppery/clove undertow. Superb vibrancy and energy to follow with Lucy dark berry flavours underpinned by firm underlying tannins. Very young and needs time to build but the class is undeniable.

Review

Article titled: Meet the Winemakers Creating Uncommonly Elegant Syrahs | Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, The Oeno Files

Across the South Pacific in the remote and rugged Grampian region in Victoria, Mount Langi Ghiran is one of the coldest sites in the country and is often the last winery to pick fruit in all of mainland Australia. Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz is a completely different expression than one might expect from other Australian regions. Chief winemaker Adam Louder compares his wine to versions from Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale, which may be “ripe, rich, and at times, jammy,” he says. But nestled between two mountains at 1,200 feet, his wines produce a different character. “The long, slow ripening of our Shiraz vines results in wines of notable elegance and balance,” Louder explains. “They maintain high levels of natural acidity and display a full spectrum of berry fruit, spice, and fine tannin that set them up to age gracefully for decades.”

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