2021 Angove 'Vineyard Selection' Shiraz
The Angove Family are fifth generation grape growers based in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Producing a wide range of wines across all price points, this wine took our interest as something accessible that we could offer while our next Terroir Project Shiraz gets bottled - this wine is true to form and everything we look for in a South Australian Shiraz.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Colour: Rich intense purple
Aroma: Cherries, ripe raspberry, subtle spice and vanillin aromas come to the fore on the nose.
Flavour: The spicy fruit flavours and deft oak create a wine of great enjoyment and balance
Cellar Potential: Now - 2030
Vegan Friendly
Winemaking: These grapes are brought into our Vintage House, the oldest part of our winery, and crushed into 70 year old concrete vats where the fermentation is initiated by the indigenous “wild” yeasts found on the grape skins. Careful extraction and short post fermentation maceration is followed by pressing. The resultant wine is transferred to American oak where the malolactic fermentation is completed before racking and maturation for 9 months. A careful assemblage is followed by minimal filtration and bottling.
Vineyards: 100% McLaren Vale, the grapes were sourced from a careful selection of low interventionist vineyards across the stunning McLaren Vale region, from Blewitt Springs and Seaview in the North through to Willunga and Sellicks Hill in the South. The range of sites vary greatly in soil, aspect, and vine age, and when combine create a complex wine that refl ects the true, rich character of McLaren Vale shiraz. McLaren Vale fared well in a challenging vintage, due to the moderating influence of the Gulf St Vincent, reliable spring rainfall and and excellent water management; enabling the vines to grow unimpeded during hot spells. Yield was slightly impacted by a hailstorm during flowering in November, and a day in January where temperatures soared to 46.6°C, burning some leaves and fruit. Harvest was fast and furious and while quality was exceptional, yields were down by up to 25%
