2021 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
Langton’s Classified, “Excellent”
Silver Medal, 93 Points – Decanter World Wine Awards 2023
Bronze Medal, Yarra Valley Wine Show 2022
98 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
96 Points – Halliday Wine Companion 2024
95 Points – Tyson Stelzer, Wine Press
93 Points – Ned Goodwin for James Suckling
Winemaking
Fruit was hand-picked, transferred across a sorting table and destemmed directly to the Yarra Yering half-tonne 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, 2% Viognier, 1% Marsanne, 1% Mataro
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: Original 1969 plantings of Shiraz & Marsanne, with additional Shiraz planted across the 1990’s. The Mataro and Viognier are drawn from vines planted from 1984 to 1995.
Cellaring: This fragrant style is approachable as a young wine but with some bottle maturation will evolve into a beautifully complex wine. This blend has a track record thus it will continue to evolve for a further 20+ years under suitable cellaring conditions should you want to cellar it for an extended period, although medium-term cellaring also brings rewards.
Alcohol: 14%