$32.00
Comprising 37% whole bunches in the ferment and matured 14 months in 35% new French oak. A lot is packed into this wine, yet it takes everything in its stride and comes out as a more mid-weighted offering. Dark sweet fruits abound. So, too, spices, dark chocolate, coffee grounds and a sprinkle of crushed bay leaves. The tannins have some grit, yet are shapely and ripe. Oak adds some sweet, cedary seasoning, and is well incorporated.
95 points. Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion 2022
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Notes
2019 Balnaves Shiraz is grown on our Old Paulownia vineyard, which was planted in 1973 from pre-clonal planting material.
The 2019 growing season brought slightly higher temperatures but these were countered by some cooler nights in March, allowing for long slow ripening. Shiraz was picked on 28th March. Old Paulownia vineyard is one of the most southern Shiraz sites in Coonawarra, it is low yielding and ripens later than most. Hand-picked at 13.8 Baumé, the Shiraz was fermented for eight days with 37% whole bunch, before being matured in new (35%) and seasoned French oak; St Martin Tronçais Jupilles hogshead and François Frères Allier Puncheons. After 14 months in oak this single parcel was bottled.
The aim to make a light- medium bodied Shiraz with bright aromatics and lifted perfume, fresh blackberry and mulberry fruit and an elegant palate. – Jacinta Jenkins, Balnaves
Product Data
| Type | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Coonawarra |
| Producer | Balnaves |
| Grape | Shiraz |
| Style | Rich |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
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