Wine Details

• Region McLaren Vale
• Vintage 2016
• Type Red Wine
• Variety Shiraz
• Volume 750ml
• Alcohol Volume 14%
• PH

  3.51

• Standard Drinks 8
• Acidity

  6.8

• Sugar

  Less than 1 g

• Maturation

  2.5 years in French and American oak, new and used

• Closure ScrewCap
• Bottling Date

  2019

• Harvest Date

  2016

• Background

  'The closest thing to Grange you'll ever get' - The Advertiser.

• Vineyard Notes

  McLaren Vale blended vineyards.

• Winemaking

  Black as the ace of spades ex-fermenter, then 2 years in barrel with a 'rack and return' every 2 months to keep the wine fresh, clean, complex, integrated and to garner great maturity and development.

• Tasting Notes

  Dark, rich, supple, mouthfilling, chocolately and beautifully complex.

• Style

  Dark, rich and complex.

• Colour

  Dark and plush,

• Bouquet

  Dark, rich, supple, mouthfilling, chocolately and beautifully complex.

• Palate

  Dark, rich, supple, mouthfilling, chocolately and beautifully complex.

• Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

  Now and will improve to stunning complexity over the next 10-15 years.

• Food Matches

  On its own, or with slow-cooked meals.