CENTENNIAL 100 YEARS OLD VINES SHIRAZ

VARIETIES: Shiraz

VINTAGE: 2009 | REGION: Barossa Valley

ALCOHOL: 16% | BOTTLE SIZE: 750 mL

DESCRIPTION:

The fruit from these old bush vines are some of the oldest in the world. Add to this the Barossa Valley’s reputation as one of the leading regions for this variety and you have some of the most unique fruit from which to produce this truly stunning wine. This is a beautifully subtle Barossa Shiraz with a lovely youthful bright red colour which belies its age. Soft tannins and subtle oak integrate to result in a beautifully balanced and approachable wine. This is not what you can find every year!

PALATE:

The palate shows a hugely complex favour profile befitting of its pedigree with characters of black fruits, dried herbs, pepper and leather just beginning to appear. It has a lovely, savoury minerality that gives it elegance, despite its power. The overall impression is quite a savoury one though, with a beautiful structure, and again this wine lingers beautifully on the after palate.

WINEMAKING NOTES:

The grapes are handpicked from a small vineyard of vines over 100 years old in Barossa Valley, the most famous wine region in Australia. These vines are very rare and unique with very small volume of production, and which cannot be found in old world. Following fermentation, the wine is pressed, and transferred to a combination of new (70%) and old (30%) French oak puncheons for 24 months before it is carefully selected for the final blend. Limited 1500 bottles were produced for 2009 vintage.

TECHNICAL NOTES:

HARVEST DATE: 2009
ALCOHOL (Alc/Vol):  16%
RS: 0.6g/l
PH: 3.36
TA: 7.3g/l

CELLARING: 30 years or more