Grand Reserve Shiraz 2016, 750ml

Appearance: Deep Garnet.

Bouquet: Aromas of ripe plums and dark cherries with hints of vanilla bean, cedarwood, and a touch of espresso. High-intensity dark chocolate, liquorice, and fruit cake are here in bountiful exuberance. Concentrated, elegant, powerful yet restrained. The distinctive aroma of this wine tells the story of McLaren Vale – where the fruits are ripe and rich in flavour due to the unique Mediterranean climate here.

Palate: Luscious dark fruit, dark chocolate, and a subtle hint of black pepper and clove. The wine's full-bodied structure is impeccably balanced. The wine is powerful, concentrated, fleshy and dense, with silky, fine-grained tannins that are supple and ripe, contributing to a palate that has a beautiful acid line and long length. Drinking well already but with many years ahead of it.

The grapes are fermented in small open fermenters under header boards with extra time on skins to maximise colour, fruit intensity and tannin structure. It is then aged in two and three-year-old French oak barrels for 16-18 months before selection and blending. The wine is matured in bottle for many years prior to release, for harmony of structure and flavour.

Alc: 13.7%
Sugar: 1.3 g/L
pH: 3.38
Acidity: 7.7 g/L

16’

Gold – London Wine Competition 2023
Gold – Frankfurt International Wine Show 2023
Silver – Decanter World Wine Awards 2023

15’

Wine of the year by varietal & Wine of the year by Country - Frankfurt International Wine Show 2023
Grand Gold - Frankfurt International Wine Show 2023
Double Gold - Sommeliers Choice Awards 2023
Silver – International Wine Challenge 2022
Silver – Decanter World Wine Awards 2022