Top Australian Shiraz in Cuisine's latest tasting!
This classic, full-bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz is a symphony of dark berry fruit with notes of fine-grained American and French oak
Just make sure you have a great slice of red meat nearby, or some nice sausages for this superb red!
Shingleback 'The Gate' Single Vineyard Shiraz 2015 (Australia)
Shingleback 'The Gate' Single Vineyard Shiraz 2015 (Australia)
Accolades
Awarded Gold Medal & 95 Points
International Wine Challenge, UK, February 2018
Awarded Gold Medal & 95 Points
McLaren Vale Wine Show, class 12, 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
Sélections Mondiales des Vins, Canada, June 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
AWC International Wine Challenge, Vienna October 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirits Awards, Hong Kong, 2017
Awarded 95/100 Points
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2018
Awarded 5 Stars
Cuisine magazine, Australian Shiraz Tasting, Issue #189, June 2018
Awarded Number 1 in Cuisine's: 'Top 5 Australian Shiraz 2018'
Cuisine magazine, Australian Shiraz Tasting, Issue #189, June 2018
Awarded 17/20 Points & Silver Medal
Royal Adelaide Wine Show, September 2017
Awarded 90/100 Points & Silver Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards May 2018
Awarded Silver Medal
New Zealand International Wine Challenge, September 2017
Awarded Silver Medal
Mundus Vini, Summer Tasting, September 2017
Description
"Earthy, black fruit, roasted flavours. Very young wine with a tremendous example of pure ripe McLaren Vale fruit, black cherry and black plum and a classic medicinal scent. Recommend decanting" International Wine Challenge, Feb 2018
Deep purple-red. Enticing primary aromas of ripe blackberries are shot through with threads of espresso, mint chocolate and allspice. This classic, full-bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz is a symphony of dark berry fruit with notes of fine-grained American and French oak and perfectly timed tannins. The complex, savoury harmonics of this wine will demand an encore, if not a standing ovation!
The Davey Estate Vineyard is located in Whites Valley, at the southern end of the acclaimed McLaren Vale Wine region in South Australia. Kym and John Davey planted & nurture their family-owned and sustainably managed estate vineyard on land their grandfather purchased in the1950’s. Their goal is to produce high-quality, single vineyard wines. Modern viticultural practices that minimise work to the soil & encourage a balanced environment are used. Superior fruit is grown by managing canopies, hand-pruning, precise deficit irrigation & integrated pest management.
Vintages over the last few years have tended to be early but 2015 sets a new record for McLaren Vale and South Australia. Good early rainfall from April to July in 2014 replenished the soil profile setting up a strong bud burst. Average temperatures for August through November were significantly above average. The result was strong, pristinely clean canopies. An extended cooler period during December and January allowed a steady development of bunches and ideal conditions for veraison and the development of the precursors that are the colour, tannin and flavour that make great wine! Singificant rainfall on 13th January was initially a worry but instead freshened the vines and focused their energy on the bunches they were nursing. The first Shiraz pick was on the 12th of February and harvest was completed on the 12th of March with Mataro. Flavours and colours across the board were excellent.
Select parcels of fruit from Shiraz vines grown across the Davey Estate Vineyard were handcrafted to maximise the potential of each unique batch. Maturation for 16 months in 1 - 5 year old, fine grained American and French oak hogsheads softens, enhances and integrates the fruit and structural components of the wine. Individual barrel selection is carried out to create the final blend.
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