Serafino McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 (Australia)

Description

• French & American oak
• Swiss dark chocolate
• Mulberry & mint
• Fine grained tannins

"This is immediately appealing on the nose showing blackberry, clove, dried herb and roasted nut aromas with a hint of milk chocolate. The medium-full-bodied palate displays ripe fruit flavours with smooth texture and silky tannins, making it attractively supple and flavoursome. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2022

Brilliant garnet with purple hues. Aromas of distinct mocha and mulberry complemented with vanilla and cedar oak. The generosity of bright red fruits; including blackberry, blueberry, mint, Swiss dark chocolate and violets are intertwined with spicy fine grained tannins. The French and American oak integrates harmoniously with dark berry fruits, providing full flavoured wine with layers of texture. 

The Shiraz grapes were picked and delivered at optimum flavour and intensity to Serafino winery for the fruit to be crushed and destemmed. Fermentation was completed in their four tonne open fermenters. The fermentation process of converting sugars to alcohol takes eight days. During this period each fermenter is carefully pumped over twice daily. In the early stages they used a technique called delestage, where the juice is racked off the skins and then returned again to help with colour extraction, tannin enhancement and to build the depth of flavour. At the end of primary fermentation, the wine was pressed off skins and allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine is then racked to a combination of 25% new and older French and American oak hogsheads (300L) for a further 12 months.

Food Pairing: Favourite cut of steak with smashed duck fat kiphler potatoes and a garden salad.