Hoosegg Double Happy Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Philip Shaw's long and extraordinary career has seen him running some of the country's largest wineries, pioneering Orange as a serious wine region and finally founding Hoosegg, a tiny high-quality, hands-on venture.There are of course many gaps to fill in.
Philip started working at Penfolds and Wynns Magill at the age of 14 and post-school attended Roseworthy College, graduating as a winemaker in 1969. At the age of 23 he was employed by Lindemans, at the time Australia's largest wine company, to build their massive 200,000 tonne capacity Karadoc winery, the biggest in the country. In 1982 Philip was appointed winemaker for Rosemount and oversaw an increase in production from 20,000 to 6 million cases. When Rosemount was taken over by Southcorp in 2000, Philip became head of production for Southcorp (think Penfolds, Lindemans, Wynns, Rosemount, Seppelts, Coldstream Hills... and more). At this time, Southcorp was producing 23 million cases of wine from 17 wineries across the globe, making it the largest premium wine company in the world. Mind boggling.
During this time, accolades included:
- Twice wining the coveted International Winemaker of the Year at the London International Wine & Spirit Competition (1986 & 2000).
- Awarded 1999 Qantas Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine’s Australian Winemaker of the Year.
- Awarded the 2000 Graham Gregory Trophy for his outstanding contribution to the Australian wine industry.
In 1988/89 whilst still at Rosemount and after considerable searching for what he considered to the best site to make premium wine, Philip planted the Koomooloo vineyard at Orange at an altitude of around 900m. In the initial years Rosemount took fruit from the vineyard, but by 2004 having left Southcorp and moved to Orange, Philip released the first vintage of his own Philip Shaw Wines. In 2015, after sigificant success and growth, Philip handed the reins of Philip Shaw Wines over to his two sons, Damian and Daniel, and started Hoosegg, with HOO being Philip and EGG symbolising a new beginning.
Hoosegg is the distillation of Philip's 60 year career in wine. It's hard to fathom all that experience and knowledge! From overseeing some of the largest winemaking facilities in the world, Philip now literally hand-tends fruit from the best sites in the now 30 year-old Koomooloo vineyard, to make a range of extraordinary wines from his tiny, but state-of-the-art winery.
Hoosegg Double Happy Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
20 months in oak. 13.5% alcohol and sealed with cork. 2,000 bottles produced.
“The wine has a deep red/purple colour. The wine has bright intense varietal fruit character with added complex of very fine oak (100% new French). Intense berry varietal fruit flavours supported by a combination of fruit and oak tannins. A wine that will age for a substantial time, continuing to complex and integrate. A beautiful varietal expression.”
Winemaker Philip Shaw.
Awarded the Gold Medal at the 2023 Global Cabernet Sauvignon Masters in London.
“Deep red with a tinge of purple and a typical cabernet nose of blackcurrant and mulberry, the fruit ruling the aromas and flavours, the palate full-bodied and quite powerful but also refined and elegant. The tannins are appropriately firm and tense yet supple and easy on the tongue. Tremendous persistence; great potential. An outstanding cabernet.”
96 points. Huon Hooke. (An excellent score from him).
“By far the best of the suite. Hand harvested, cold soaked for colour and open-fermented under the aegis of spontaneous yeast. The cap kept wet with agitation all but absent until dryness. Then plunged vigorously to extract tannin and aroma. A fine approach in the context of the warm year. The oak, lavish as is de rigueur. The result, excellent. Statuesque, yet light on its feet. A mid-weighted wine that feigns power, unafraid to reveal the greenery of cabernet's DNA amidst the foil of blackcurrant, olive, mocha and bay leaf, sage and bouquet garni notes. Long, refined and exciting.”
95 points, Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion.
| SKU | 1HOODHCAB18 |
| Brand | Hoosegg |
| Shipping Weight | 1.5000kg |
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