Hoosegg Mountain Dragon Merlot 2018 Italy Sweet finishing long and savory

finishing long and savory

deep and dense with lavish tannins which are supple and fine-grained yet insistent and enduring

the tree-lined driveway and neo-classical façade one of the most recognisable images of the region

Cos d’Estournel is regarded as the leading estate in St Estéphe as well as a so-called super second

Better after 2022

Hoosegg Mountain Dragon Merlot 2018 Italy Sweet finishing long and savoryPhilip 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,