2001 Shiraz

Now with some age this wine is showing beautiful structure and soft deep rich fruit complexity over tones of plum and blackberry, with subtle cocoa and vanilla oakiness.

The palate is rich, round and mouth filling with soft sweet flavours that balance the silky, round tannins. Great drinking now, but will cellar for at least another 8+ years.


Vineyard: Metala Vineyards, Langhorne Creek, SA
Variety: Shiraz 100%
Harvest date: 11 March - 13April 2001
Bottling date: 30th July 2002
Sourced from: 100% single estate, 12 individual plantings
Baumé at harvest: 13.5 - 14.5
Alcohol: 14.5%/v
Titratable acidity: 6.4g/l
pH: 3.56
Oak Maturation: 15 months in 50% new oak, 50% in 1-4 year old French and American barriques.
Release Date: 1 April 2004
Closure: Cork
 
91 Parker points’
The Wine Advocate 2003

Great Australian Shiraz Challenge
Silver

Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Bronze


 

“‘This is a very good example of style. A
lovely balanced, fruity palate; generous but
supple with soft ripe tannins... Good weight
overall’
4 ½ stars WineState July/August 2003

“this hearty South Australian Shiraz
combines sweet berries, spices and
coconutty oak in a ripe mouth –coating wine
of good mouth feel and length with tannins
in good balance.’
Cuisine Magazine, NZ, Issue 111 July
2005
 
 
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