Red Claw Shiraz 2014 375ml
Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Sugar
0.2
Acid
6.5
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.5
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
Bright, dark berry fruit and lifted spice dominate the aromas, with underlying scents of pepper and subtle French oak.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeShiraz/Syrah
Grape Variety
100% Shiraz
Maturation
Remained in barrel for a total of 15 months (100% French, 20% new – 60% 300L hogsheads and the rest barriques) and during maturation was racked four times.
Oaked0
Palate
The palate is plush and silky, loaded with dark fruited shiraz intensity. Excellent structure and concentration.
VarietalV_SHIRAZSYRAH
Vinification
The grapes were fermented in a combination of open and closed fermenters with up to three weeks total time on skins. There were 8 individual batches, 2 of which were whole bunch. The wines where then pressed and transferred immediately into barrels for malolactic fermentation.
RegionMornington Peninsula - VIC
Region CodeDVICMORNPE
Region Notes
StateVIC
Subregion
WinemakerTom Carson
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Sugar
0.2
Acid
6.5
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Awards
James Halliday
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2016/04/08
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2017
16yo vines, hand-picked, berry and bunch-sorted, a small amount of whole bunches wild-fermented in a mix of open and closed fermenters, matured for 15 months in French oak (20% new). You get a great deal of fruit, oak and hand making, my only reservation the amount of oak influence. I suspect many consumers will be more than happy with the oak and everything that flows from it. This is built for the long haul.