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NOTES
The major component of this wine is from the estate's McLaren Flat vineyards. The second instalment is sourced from both the Blewitt Springs and Seaview areas, with a smaller portion of early ripening, low yield fruit originating from a vineyard in the Sellicks sub-region which is very close to the sea. They all combine beautifully to form a wine which offers rich aromas of spicy mulberry conserve followed by a smooth mix of black and red berry fruits on the mid and back palate, a redolent Shiraz with an abundance of soft tannins.
Kangarilla is the main road running past the vineyard towards a small village of the same name. The vineyards, located at the northern part of the McLaren foothills, ripen later than other sub-regions resulting in cooler climate spicy aromatic, dark berry driven wines with intense mid to back palate presence and an abundance of soft velvety tannins. These wines tend to develop best in French oak, however second and third use American oak also provide great depth.
TASTING NOTES
Purple with crimson hues. Ripe dark cherries and plum, dark berry fruit tinged with spices and anise. Full, long flavours of plum, spice and anise finishing along with the soft tannins. A lovely McLaren red with excellent length and intensity of fruit, bound together with gentle wood, Kangarilla Road is drinking beautifully.
REVIEWS
Vibrant and full of juicy dark fruits, with a telltale sign of chocolate in the background; always terrific value. 91 Points, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009
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