2021 Mesa Shiraz

colour

Deep dark purple.

aroma

Violets, blood plum and baking spices. Intense black cherries.

palate

Powerful and expressive with dark fruits, mocha spice, cinnamon, star anise and a mouth-coating tannin structure. Subtle French oak completes this cool-climate wine.

cellaring

This wine will cellar for at least ten years.

winemaking

The growing season was ideal, warm but not hot, a perfect amount of rainfall in the growing season allowed fruit to be picked at relatively low potential alcohol, but with a ripe and super fine tannin structure.

Fruit was harvested in distinct vineyard batches and fermented separately for 10-14 days. The wine was pressed to tank for maloactic fermentation and then racked to majority seasoned French oak barrels for 14 months maturation.

region

Pyrenees

variety

Shiraz

analysis

• Alcohol: 14.5%

Slow-braised lamb shank with a creamy mash.