Tanzer awarded 92-93pts to this super allocated Shiraz from McLaren Vale
Awards,
Reviews and other Notes
92-93pts, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, July/August 2004, Issue 115 (reportedly from old vines that have been in the Hardy family for more than 100 years and that produced half a ton an acre in 2002; aged in once-used French barriques): Saturated ruby. Pungent, pure aromas of blackberry, lavender, violet and pepper; showed some eucalyptus with aeration. Superconcentrated, bright and very deep, with a layered texture and superb inner-palate energy. Thoroughly ripe but dry, with excellent structure and grip. Finishes very long and sweet, with tannins buried under peppery, floral berry fruit. (I tasted a barrel sample of this wine drawn shortly before the bottling.)
Winemaker Notes
Viticultural practices: Traditional single wire trellis.Dark loam,with ironstone. Old bush vines trained up. No idea about clone. Planted in 1891. Yields per acre: 1.5 tonnes per acre Number of cases per item produced: 50 dozen Appellation: McLaren Vale Filtration & fining: No filtration or fining Varietal composition: 100% Shiraz Wood treatment: One year old barriques,Alliers and Nevers Length of barrel maturation: Currently in oak for 25 months Winemaker's notes: Hand picked,destemmed and crushed before fermentation in a small open fermenter. Hand plunged six times per day. Pressed in a tank press at sugar dryness straight to barrique. Malo lactic fermentation in barrel using bacteria endemic in winery. Wine is still in oak.
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Alcohol: 14.2 pH: 3.59 Total Acid: 6 g/l Residual Sugar: Less than 2 g/l Free/Total Sulfur: 30/70
