2019 Dry Red Wine No. 2
Medal One
Medal Two
A complex and layered wine; sweet and savoury all at once. The fragrance is a melting pot of violets, plums, savoury spices and a whiff of bramble and five spice. Moderate in weight; the summer pudding fruits come in all colours dialling up the flavour interest. There is cigar box and cardamom spice lending intrigue. Firm yet fine tannins ably support the fruit and texture drive the palate. This one is hard to put in a box, there is so much to love.
Reviews
Langtons Classified
2 Merit Wine - The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia
98 Points – 2022 Halliday Wine Companion
97 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
97 Points – Tyson Stelzer, WBM (Wine Business Magazine)
Silver Medal, 2021 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Bronze Medal, 2020 Royal Queensland Wine Show
Winemaking
Fruit was hand-picked, transferred across a sorting table and destemmed directly to the Yarra Yering 600kg open-fermenters. As much whole berry as possible is retained to encourage perfume. A portion of fermenters had frozen Viognier skins added to the bottom. The wine was aged for 15 months in French oak barriques, 30% new before blending and bottling.
Technical Data
Varietals: 96% Shiraz, 3% Mataro, 1% Viognier
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: Original 1969 plantings of Shiraz with additional Shiraz planted across the 1990’s, Mataro & Viognier drawn from vines planted from 1984 to 1995.
Cellaring: Will reward careful cellaring for up to 10 years.
Alcohol: 13.5%