The Grail Of Lisa McLaren Vale Old Vines Shiraz 2017
96 POINT RATED GOLD MEDAL WINNING OLD VINE BASKET PRESSED MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.38 out of 5 stars.
- 96 POINT RATED GOLD MEDAL WINNER
- GRAIL OF LISA RATED UP TO 92 POINTS BY ROBERT PARKER
- SELLS IN THE US FOR $60 PER BOTTLE USD
- SINGLE VINEYARD OLD VINE BASKET PRESSED
- PREVIOUS VINTAGE 95 POINT RATED & MULTIPLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Vintage: | 2017 |
Source/Region: | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar 10+ years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 96 |
Aromatic fruit driven in its youth, the primary characters are blackberry and some sweeter strawberry notes fill the glass. Complexity is derived from some chocolate, licorice and roasted coffee along with the presence of gentle oak. The full bodied fruit forward palate is filled with the flavours of ripe red and black berries, perfectly encapsulated by the fine oak tannins that lead into the long finish.
Sourced from a small vineyard from a block aged 60 years plus. Small bunches ensured fruit purity and intensity, which is a key requirement for this wine. The fruit is picked and crushed into old vats where fermentation began via the addition of wild yeasts found on grape skins. Careful extraction and short post ferment maceration is followed by basket pressing. The wine under went malolactic fermentation in American oak and then was aged in the same oak with some skins added back to add further fruit character and ensure the fruit flavour was as intense as possible to ensure it was not over whelmed by oak but complimented by it. Bottled with minimal filtration or fining.
A wine which will benefit immensely with time in the cellar to settle and develop. It will have a great lifespan of around 10 years.
96 Point Rated
Wine Showcase Magazine
"Soft earthy berry characters on the nose and rich and complex flavours on the long solid fleshy palate."
Gold Medal
Wine Showcase Magazine
Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirit Awards 2019
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