Seppelt winemaker Clare Dry. Seppelts Wines
The latest tranche of four Seppelt ‘luxury’ wines sees winemaker Clare Dry’s first vintage of Seppelt St Peters Shiraz (2021) released, and it’s a smashing wine.
Its arrival couldn’t be more timely when lesser-known gems of the Treasury Wine Estates portfolio appear to be under pressure. Their survival is under a cloud.
It’s a while since I’ve scored a wine 99 points, and that’s as high as I go. This Seppelt St Peters Shiraz is a great wine.
Other brands that are peripheral to TWE’s main game are Leo Buring, Lindemans, and St Hubert’s. Leo Buring’s name doesn’t even appear on the present TWE website. Big companies with multiple brands have difficulty keeping them alive, even as they channel their marketing muscle into newer brands such as 19 Crimes, Squealing Pig and Pepperjack.
Ms Dry says:
“As the current custodian of Seppelt, I am fighting to keep this amazing brand and its important story alive (tricky in the current climate) to honour all the legends who have contributed to the Seppelt legacy in the last 172 years.”
Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz 2012
The first vintage for four years—2008 was the previous release— and it’s a stunner. Says Clare:
“It has been sitting in tirage since 2013 like a little Easter egg waiting to be unwrapped. We finally pulled the trigger on it in February…. Having tasted through 60 years of Show Sparkling Shiraz vintages late last year, I know the 2012 will be a
This Article was originally published on The Real Review
