C+E_Australia_CliffNotes_FY18_M3

SHAW + SMITH Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Established: 1989 Principals: Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW (Owners and First Cousins), and AdamWadewitz (Senior Winemaker) Hectares: 55 KEY POINTS: 1. Established in 1989 by current owners and cousins Michael Hill 2. Shaw + Smith owns two vineyards in the Adelaide Hills. The Balhannah vineyard, was planted in 2000. The soil is free- draining sandy loam over red clay, with underlying quartzite and shale. The average altitude is 1,375 feet (420 meters). The Lenswood vineyard was planted in 1999. The soil is brown loam over clay, as well as thinner topsoil areas on the ridges with broken shale and stone. 3. Using minimal intervention to make exciting wines with a strong sense of place is their core philosophy. 4. High altitude, cool climate wines that are made from 100% hand-picked fruit from low yielding vines which create wines of elegant style with clarity. Smith, a Master of Wine, and Martin Shaw, a former international wine consultant or “flying winemaker.”

CORE SKUS: 1. Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc 2. Shaw + Smith Chardonnay 3. Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir

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