Nepenthe - Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 750ml

"Cool climate Shiraz has been rapidly growing in reputation and popularity in the past few years. At Nepenthe we saw the potential for Shiraz in the Adelaide Hills when vines were planted at our Hahndorf vineyard in 1999. It’s an ideal site for Shiraz with high altitude, low vigour soils and northerly aspect. Our aim with this wine is to produce an elegant style with pure, berry fruit, spice and medium weight with great balance, structure and approachability.

The grapes are picked in the cool of the night and transported to the winery where they are de--stemmed and crushed. Fermented in open top vats and then pressed, the wine is allowed to settle for a day before being racked to a mixture of new and older French and American oak barrels. The wine is matured in barrels for approximately 16 months prior to blending and bottling.

Bouquet: Vibrant fruit aromas of raspberry blackberry and plum supported by notes of violet, spice and vanilla

Palate: A traditional cool climate style with a mid-weight, elegant palate showing raspberry and blackcurrant fruit flavours with subtle sweet vanilla oak notes, velvety tannins and a long, structured finish." -Nepenthe

Style / Variety: Shiraz
Region: Adelaide Hills, SA
ABV: 14.5%
Vol: 750ml