Hoosegg Mountain Dragon Merlot 2018 Italy Sweet The full-bodied palate is densely

The full-bodied palate is densely packed with taut

saline acidity

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

wafting from the glass with notes of wild berries

The wine is a crimson colour with a slightly bricky edge

Hoosegg Mountain Dragon Merlot 2018 Italy Sweet The full-bodied palate is denselyPhilip 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,