Best's Great Wines Thomson Family Shiraz 2019 new-zealand Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola is

Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola is the personal project of the man who has been the oenologist of the Enrique Mendoza family winery for 25 years

the wines were tannic

juniper and pepperberry leaf (enter vermouth)

the gravel-rich terroir makes for a more firmly structured

The Domaine Pierre Usseglio is now run by Pierre’s two sons Jean-Pierre and Thierry and together they have been creating exceptional wines

Best's Great Wines Thomson Family Shiraz 2019 new-zealand Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola isDeep dark red with a purple hue. Intense dark fruit aromas with an array of complexity including all spiceblack pepper blueberries rose petals cedar and dark chocolate. The essence of the vineyard is displayed with intense yet vibrant medium bodied flavors of dark fruits and chocolate. A graphite minerality and savory fine tannin's linger in the mouth.