Normans Wines is one of the oldest and most respected family names in Australian winemaking. Since 1853, when Jesse Norman planted his first vines in Adelaide, Normans Wines has developed a reputation for premium award-winning Australian wines. Normans Wines is one of Australia’s founding winemakers.

Vivid purple with ruby red hue. Lifted aromas of purple fruits, raspberries and dried herbs, spice and oak. The vineyard source used for this Shiraz blend came together perfectly being sourced from several different blocks each with their own microclimate and individual differing soil types. Medium bodied with vibrant fruit flavours of dark red and purple berry while subtle notes of dried herbs and peppercorn appear on the mid palate. Soft tannins go well with the elegant under lying taste of well-integrated oak.

The wine was fermented in small stainless steel fermenters to retain concentrated fruit flavours. To complete the fermentation process and maturation the wine went into mostly old oak barrels with a small percentage of new oak for a period of 12 months. This enabled the oak flavour from the barrels to slowly infiltrate the highly concentrated fruit flavour creating a well balanced yet complex tannin structure. Another stunning McLaren vintage with lower yields but high-quality fruit ensuring it was our selected location for this year’s release. 

An outstanding match with roasted lamb marinated with garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. On the side broccoli, cremini mushrooms, butternut squash, zucchini, bell pepper, onion simply done in olive oil with garlic, thyme and salt and pepper.