

SAVE $360 A DOZEN ON THIS SINGLE VINEYARD WESTERN BAROSSA SHIRAZ
Vintage: | 2012 |
Source/Region: | Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or over next 10 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 0 |
Black in colour with red brick hues. Quite aromatic for such a traditional style Barossa Shiraz, the nose displays abundant fruit with layers of plush dark cherry, black currant and a lovely earth character balanced by French oak. A full-bodied Barossa Shiraz highlighting why I feel the Western Barossa Valley produces the best fruit. It’s a big chunky old style with amazing tannins that are supported by dark fruits and balanced acidity. Notes of Cherry, licorice and white pepper adds complexity while the balance of fruit intensity and oak provide this wine with great line and length.
We had fantastic winter rainfall, which I have found is key in the great seasons as the soils can retain much of this moisture. This enabled a great start to the growing season and ensured good canopy growth. Mild days and cool nights with timely rainfall ensured a high quality vintage. The fruit was crushed, de-stemmed and left on skins in open top fermenters for 8-10 days. A slow ferment then occurred with temperatures ranging from 15-18C, the wine had open pump-overs and hand plunging to ensure fruit intensity. Once fermentation was completed the wine was pressed into old French barrels that were re-shaved just for this wine. The wine spent 30 months in oak to mature until I felt the time was right to bottle. Final barrel selection ensured only the best of the best wine made it into the final blend before bottling with minimal fining or filtration.
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