2021 Dave's Block Shiraz

COLOUR | Rich dark purple to black.

AROMA | Boisterous fruit, toasted caramel, preserved red fruit, milk chocolate, aniseed, iodine, red cherries, fresh plum, and olive lift from the glass.

PALATE | From the very first sip, the palate is enveloped with a sweet core of depth. Mulberry and blackberry fruits glide smoothly, caressing the mouth as if in slow motion, building an elegant, lingering presence. The wine displays a captivating nerve, as its fruity generosity stretches gracefully through soft, velvety tannins. What stands out most is the delicate, stony mouthfeel that emerges after the wine spends time in a well-set decanter.
With its dusty tannins, layers of black olive, and hints of satsuma plum, it delivers a mouthwatering finish that lingers with a tea tree note. This wine will age slowly and beautifully, rewarding those who have the patience to let it evolve over the long term.

Our Estate vineyards Holy Grail and Branson Coach House performed brilliantly in the 2021 growing season. The medium size crop ripened slowly and perfectly, we were able to process each clone and batch separately and this gave us a large amount of blending options for our very best wines.

WINEMAKING | This block was crushed and de-stemmed into a stainless steel open top fermenter. The time spent on skins was 10 days. All free run and pressings were combined in tank and racked off gross lees to barrel, where malolactic fermentation occurred. The wine was bottled with minimum fining and no filtration.

MATURATION | 18 months in up to 50% new French oak and 2/3 year old hogsheads. 3 barrels were bottled in November the following vintage.

CLOSURE | Diam Cork
VOLUME | 750ml
VARIETAL | Shiraz
ALCOHOL (% vol.) | 14.8%
REGION | McLaren Vale
SUB-REGION | Blewitt Springs
VINE AGE | 54 years
ALTITUDE | 152m
AVERAGE RAINFALL | 675mm
SOIL | Deep bleached white sand
overlying mottled orange clay.