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BACKGROUND
Grown in the chilly hollow surrounds of Mt McKenzie in the Eden Valley this cracking shiraz is made using the appassimento style, the same style the Italians use to make Amarone where a proportion of the grapes are dried on racks to reduce the weight by aorund 30% and then pressed. The wine is aged is a mix of old and new American and French Hogsheads. Wild fermentation, no acid adjustment, partial whole bunch ferment and small batch winemaking at it’s best with only 450 cases made.
TASTING NOTES
An enchanting, deeply fruited nose of rich blackfruits, black macerated cherries and plums, fresh blueberry pie, creme de cassis - the fruit is deep and opulent with a floral violet lick, licorice, tea leaves, asian spice and dried figs with a hint of mixed herbs and wood smoke. Mouthfilling on the palate with deeply set liqueuered blackberry and plum fruit, macerated prunes and blueberry lift. The fruit has sucked up the oak beautifully, which along with the bright natural acidity, bring a defined structure to the wine and the oak is only really apparent on the finish where there is a little smokyness and the ripe, meaty tannins strut their stuff. Brilliant stuff!
OTHER REVIEWS
Medium red-purple; a complex array of aromas and flavours ranging through sweet plum, blackberry and touches of dark chocolate, and spice; fine grained tannins; Amarone style. Screwcap. 14.5% Alc RATING 94
Source: James Halliday Wine Companion 2008
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