2003 Shiraz

Tasting Note: Deep Red. Powerful blackberry and mocha aromas are highlighted by sweet, vanillan oak. A full bodied wine, brimming with luscious black fruit couverture chocolate flavours, which is balanced with fresh acidity and fine grained oak. A complex, richly flavoured wine, that will reward careful cellaring, but with sophisticated integration and silky tannins that ensure the virtue of patience is not required.

Vintage Note: Low winter rainfall and a dry spring reduced yields and provided concentrated small berry fruit. The vineyard team's dedicated attention to detail and perfectly timed supplementary irrigation assisted the vine to produce fruit with outstanding colour and depth of flavour.

Winemaker Notes

Varietal blend: 100% Shiraz

Appellation: Mclaren Vale

pH: 3.47

TA: 6.9 g/L

Alcohol: 14.9%