Reds - Shin Zen Bi Syrah 2012 (single):Single bottle Once in oak the wine

Once in oak the wine is kept on fine lees and given minimal handling apart from one racking and regular topping and SO2 checks

57                                              Sulphur Dioxide – 90 mg/L Total

the Japanese art of archery

Score 94 James Suckling

Reds - Shin Zen Bi Syrah 2012 (single):Single bottle Once in oak the wineThe crafting of a wine of little compromise with a focus on refined quality has been an ongoing project for Coates Wines. The style intended was not bigger is better, with masses of fruit, oak and tannin produced in a heroic style best tackled in 30 years time. If an inspirational source could be named, it would be along the lines of Guigal La Turque; long ageing in new oak, structure with refinement, and expressive but not excessive fruit character.