The Perfect Storm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
SINGLE VINEYARD MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ PREVIOUS VINTAGE MULTI GOLD & 96 POINT RATED
- PREVIOUS VINTAGE 96 POINT RATED WINE SHOWCASE MAGAZINE
- SINGLE VINEYARD MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ
- PREVIOUS VINTAGE MULTIPLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER
- TROPHY WINNING WINEMAKER
- SINGLE VINEYARD SHIRAZ FROM CLARENDON REGION IN MCLAREN VALE
Vintage: | |
Source/Region: | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or over the next decade. |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 0 |
Opaque purple/black. Concentrated black fruit flavours highlighted by blackberry, plum, dark chocolate and espresso. This wine is much like a perfect storm; Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, capable yet complex and mysterious. The palate is in a word smooth and focused with a big whack of blackberry and plum initially which is woven through the backbone of the wine whilst more subtle notes of dark chocolate, pepper and oak whilst firm tannins provide another layer of complexity right through to the finish.
The Perfect Storm Vineyard as we have dubbed it sits high in the McLaren Vale ranges with a perfect vantage point to view the many storms that sweep in from Gulf St Vincent across the McLaren Vale region. We have hand crafted a Shiraz by hand picking fruit, crushing and fermenting in small batches and allowing extended time on skins to ensure luscious fruit flavours prevail. Following on from fermentation the wine was pressed and aged in American barrique barrels for 12 months prior to bottling with minimal filtration. Allow it to breathe if drinking early, this wine is built to last and I expect to be drinking it over the next decade.
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