2 Gold Medals

Enormously flavoursome with rich fruit characters of black cherry, plum and ripe berries. American oak adds nuances of vanilla, cigar box, coffee and toast.

Dry/Sweet
dry
semi sweet
sweet
wine body
light
medium
full
Oak
none
some
plenty
grape varieties

Shiraz

blend or single variety

Single Variety

region

Clare Valley

colour

At release, the wine has a developing brick red colour with a deep crimson heart.

nose

The wine has complex aromas of plum fruit, violets and spice with creamy vanillin from maturation in American oak.

palate

This is an elegant full wine with rich texture. Fruit flavours of purple berries are complimented by subtle spice and faint cedar which bring pleasurable warmth to the palate. The finish is long and persistent.

vintage conditions

Winemakers have described 2004 as one of the great red vintages in the Clare Valley. Seasonal influences were more dramatic than usual. From early October through to the end of vintage, Clare experienced less than half the long-term rainfall for that period. November was warmer than average, December the hottest for some time and then January was one of the coolest on record. At the beginning of February a heatwave descended upon the region and for sixteen days the average maximum temperature was 37.9?C. Vintage commenced early, although ripening slowed when the temperatures returned to more normal levels and it ended up being a long, drawn-out vintage. The Shiraz was one of the highlights with the wines exhibiting generosity of flavour with ripe tannin structure, good varietal character and excellent colour.

cellaring notes

Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a long term under ideal conditions.

alcohol volume

14.50%

acid

5.93

pH

3.60

residual sugar

0.10

pack size

Single: 750ml bottle, Case: 6 x 750ml bottle