Houghton Thomas Yule Shiraz 2013 - In Bond
- Australia
- Shiraz
- ABV 14.5
- Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy Glass
Stuart McCloskey, February 2025 “A brooding, seductive bouquet which doesn’t reveal the wine’s true age. Plum, damson, blackberry, mulberry, spiced biscuit, liquorice, vanilla pod, beautiful florals along with a smidgeon of mint and fresh coffee with more aeration. It certainly smells regal and expensive. The palate is beautiful sculpted, fleshy, and the flavours gently envelope the palate. Layers of blue and black fruits meld with sweet spice. The tannins roll gently along and provide texture and a little grip. This is far from a ‘heavy’ example of Shiraz. Instead, there’s a sense of a lighter touch (without sacrificing the perfume or flavour) – an ethereal feel to the winemaking. Certainly, cooling without compromising the texture or flavour. Super elegant and seriously good. Evocative… Exceptionally long too. The wine opens-up and gets better with aeration (a few hours is perfect). Or, as I did, sit with a glass for an hour and enjoy the evolution. This is a very good wine and should not be misjudged… This delivers all that you could ever want from an Aussie Shiraz (think high-altitude Syrah). This offers an exquisite bouquet, bags of complex flavours, she’s svelte, satiny, and moreishly seductive. It’s that good – we have purchased every available case. 3 x Gold Medals, Perth Royal / Hobart Royal / National Wine Show of Australia. Served using Zalto’s Burgundy stemware (great to hold the wonderous bouquet). Drink now to 2035…”
One of the Australian wine industry’s true greats…
Established in 1836, Houghton set the standard for Western Australian wines. Moreover, many in the Aussie wine industry believe Houghton to be the most important winery in the history of Western Australia. This glowing reputation being credited to the skill and passion of one man, Jack Mann, a truly legendary Australian winemaker.
Jack was born on 19 March 1906 in Perth, son of South Australian-born parents George Robert Mann and his wife Griselda Maud. From 1910 George Mann was the winemaker for C. W. Ferguson, owner of vineyards at Houghton, in the Swan Valley. Apprenticed to his father, Jack (aged 16) worked on his first vintage in 1922, and in 1930 took over as winemaker at Houghton. At the Royal Melbourne Wine Show in 1933, 1937 and 1938 he won the championship for three distinct types of sweet wines; his oloroso sherry won the show’s blue ribbon for thirteen consecutive years. Also, in 1937 and 1938, his Houghton white burgundy was awarded first prize in the open class. A distinctive full-flavoured dry white wine made from chenin blanc grapes, it was likened by one judge, to the, ‘great white Burgundies of France.’ It was first released for commercial sale in 1938. Since 2005 Houghton white Burgundy has been registered as ‘white classic’, following the conventions of appellation agreed on by Australia and the European Commission.
Jack completed a staggering 51 consecutive vintages at Houghton, until his retirement in 1974 – his winemaking passion, creative genius and influence extended far beyond Houghton’s winery. Jack died on 26 May 1989 at his Middle S... Read more Read less
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