A blockbuster red from the iconic shiraz producing Barossa Valley. It’s inky black in colour, with brooding aromas of dark berry fruit, briar, fragrant spice and a hint of aniseed. The succulent full palate is laden with rich blood plum and crushed mulberry fruit, velvety dark chocolate, coffee bean and clove spice. Typical Barossa earthiness and meaty, smoky complexity combine with velvety tannins to complete this youthfully brash shiraz with boundless potential to age gracefully for another 8 years or more. A great food wine, this red is perfectly suited to hearty winter casseroles, a premium cut of rare beef or a good vintage cheddar.
Tasting Note
AromaBlackberries and plum skin aromas, typical of a Barossa Shiraz, with an unusual hint of blueberry in there too. Fragrantly supported by baking spices, black olive, dark chocolate and graphite.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeShiraz
Grape Variety100 % Shiraz
MaturationBarrel matured for 24 months in – 75% New French oak and American oak
hogsheads.
Oaked5
PalateA medium bodied wine, but still with distinctive power and concentration of refined primary fruits. Fantastic lively & textural tannins, supporting the fruit, right through to the finish.
VarietalV_SHIRAZ
VinificationCold soaked for 3 days. Allowed to warm and start fermenting naturally before inoculating over the top halfway through ferment. Fermented in open fermenters on skins for 10 – 14 days at 18- 22°C. Gentle pressing off skins using airbag press. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in oak for 24 months.
RegionBarossa Valley - SA
Region CodeDSABAROSSA
Region NotesMarananga, Barossa Valley
StateS_SA
Subregion
WinemakerMarty O' Flaherty
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
A serious wine
5
0
2015/12/31
Winestate, 01 April 2016
A big gutsy wine; lots
of alcohol and plenty
of oak that is layered
with intense dark fruits,
licorice and chocolaty
nuances with plenty
of "precise" tannins. A
serious wine!
James Halliday
0
94
2017/03/08
James Halliday Wine Companion 2018, August 2017
Sourced from two low-yielding sites near Marananga. Good shiraz country. Matured in French and American hogsheads (75% new) for 24 months. It's a well constructed wine, showing depth and richness without being too obvious. Ripe, sweetish blackberry fruit and new oak are evident, but there's a concentrated, composed, balanced feel to it. Should age very well. (Steven Creber)
James Halliday
0
94
2017/03/08
James Halliday Wine Companion 2018, August 2017
Sourced from two low-yielding sites near Marananga. Good shiraz country. Matured in French and American hogsheads (75% new) for 24 months. It's a well constructed wine, showing depth and richness without being too obvious. Ripe, sweetish blackberry fruit and new oak are evident, but there's a concentrated, composed, balanced feel to it. Should age very well. (Steven Creber)
A serious wine
5
0
2015/12/31
Winestate, 01 April 2016
A big gutsy wine; lots
of alcohol and plenty
of oak that is layered
with intense dark fruits,
licorice and chocolaty
nuances with plenty
of "precise" tannins. A
serious wine!
James Halliday
0
94
2017/03/08
James Halliday Wine Companion 2018, August 2017
Sourced from two low-yielding sites near Marananga. Good shiraz country. Matured in French and American hogsheads (75% new) for 24 months. It's a well constructed wine, showing depth and richness without being too obvious. Ripe, sweetish blackberry fruit and new oak are evident, but there's a concentrated, composed, balanced feel to it. Should age very well. (Steven Creber)
A serious wine
5
0
2015/12/31
Winestate, 01 April 2016
A big gutsy wine; lots
of alcohol and plenty
of oak that is layered
with intense dark fruits,
licorice and chocolaty
nuances with plenty
of "precise" tannins. A
serious wine!
