Red Still Wine | Australia | Victoria | Yarra Valley | 75cl
£59.95
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£359.70
£341.72 case
ABV: 14.2%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Screwcap
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
Sub-Region: Yarra Valley
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Mourvèdre, Syrah/Shiraz, Viognier, Marsanne
VARIETY
95% Shiraz, 2% Viognier, 2% Mataro (Mourvedre), 1% Marsanne
AROMA
Intense perfume, mixed berry fruits, floral notes and spice.
PALATE
Primary fruit leads onto savoury graphite and white pepper underpinned by stalkiness and concentrated meatiness.
WINEMAKING
Fruit was hand-picked, bunch sorted and destemmed directly to the Yarra Yering half-tonne open fermenters. As much whole berry as possible is retained to encourage perfume. Some stalks were added back to some of the fermenters in order to contribute structure and aroma. Some fermenters added frozen Viognier skins to the bottom, some with Marsanne skins. The wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barriques, 30% new, before blending and bottling.
CELLARING
Drinking beautifully at present but this vineyard has a proven pedigree and track record thus it will continue to evolve for a further 20+ years under suitable cellaring conditions.
97 Points, James Halliday Wine Companion. Langton’s Classification – Excellent.