2004 Limestone Coast Shiraz Cabernet

Tasting Notes

This blend has become an Australian classic. Dark Shiraz notes of berry fruit, plum and spice meld with the Cabernet's rich mulberry flavors and fine tannins. Attractive cedar and vanilla characters are derived from oak maturation, and contribute good complexity and great length of flavor.

Grape Source

The fruit for this wine was sourced from vineyards in Padthaway, Wrattonbully and Coonawarra, which are located on the Limestone Coast of South Australia. The Limestone Coast has become famous for its wines made from vineyards grown on rich red soils overlying hard limestone rock. There was an ideal growing season leading up to the 2004 vintage, with average temperatures and rainfall in the winter and spring. Cool and dry conditions in January promoted slow ripening conditions which continued despite warmer weather in February and March. Despite being a late vintage, the fruit produced was of very high quality.

Vinification

The individual vineyard parcels of fruit were harvested then fermented separately in small rotary fermenters for 6-7 days. The wine was pressed off the skins and then racked into seasoned and new American and French oak for 18 months prior to bottling.

Winemaker

Andrew Hales

Cellaring

Excellent drinking now but will reward careful cellaring for 3 to 5 years.

Technical Details

Bottling Date: October 2005
pH: 3.45
Acidity: 6.2g/L
Alcohol: 14%
Residual Sugar: 2.6g/L
Harvest Date: March - April 2004

 

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