"rich blackberry and plum flavours with a hint of liquorice and vanillin oak"
Top Gold: Perth Royal Wine Show
Gold: Pacific Rim International Wine Comp 2009
Gold: Dallas Morning New Wine Comp 2009
"Mocha, chocolate and blackberry are in abundance here. This has a sumptuous palate, loaded with fleshy fruit and tannins." Huon Hooke, Gourmet Traveller Wine
The Shortlist is a limited release of wines with each bottle individually numbered. The warm climate and rich soils of the low lying Barossa Valley are perfectly suited to producing the highest quality shiraz grapes. Fermentation for this wine occurred in traditional ten tonne open vats for 7-10 days - we are one of the few who still utilise this style of fermentation. The wine was then pressed and underwent malo-lactic fermentation in new American and French oak Hogsheads. The wine was matured for 16 months plus another 6 months in bottle.
Colour: Deep crimson
Aroma: Dominant blackberry aromas combined with pepper spice and anise.
Palate: This is a well structured, full-bodied wine with chewy tannins typical of the great Barossa Valley Shiraz. It has rich blackberry and plum flavours with a hint of liquorice and vanillin oak with a long, seamless finish.
Food: Ideal with rich red meat dishes such as peppered beef, roasted venison and braised ox tail.