Good Pair Days - Picardy Shiraz 2017

Picardy is an icon in the Australian wine scene, having been making high quality Western Australian wines since 1993. Founded by Bill and Sandra Pannell (who, amongst others, have a son Steve, of the famous South Australian winery SC Pannell) as a second venture, after they established the legendary Moss Wood in 1969. Fair to say that great wine defines this family.

Everything is done meticulously, from the initial site selection, to the hand-chosen oak barrels, to the care that is taken in assembling the fine, elegant, cool climate wines. A sustainable approach has guided their hand for a long time now, and the wines are pure, precise and often thrilling. It's always a pleasure to taste these wines and their depth of flavour. Great stuff.

The first Picardy Shiraz was produced in 1997. An elegant, complex, rich, cool climate style wine, it was not the first thought when Picardy was founded! Preferring instead to focus on Pinot Noir, the Shiraz has become something of a dark horse in the line up, constantly impressing. There's a cascade of red fruits, backed up by cassia and white pepper. It's a fresh, vibrant wine with silky tannins and a long finish.