'Col-Cross' Shiraz

2021 | McLaren Vale | Single Vineyard | Shiraz

Somewhere in McLaren Vale you’ll find a very special block of old vine Shiraz. If you search for it, an olive grove to the west and an ancient chapel will be your guide. The shallow soils overlying a bedrock of limestone and the gentle sea breezes consistently provide us with fruit of exceptional quality.

Aroma

Dense, classic Shiraz characters of fresh blackberry, boysenberry and aniseed mesh seamlessly with dried spice and elegant French oak.

Palate

Concentrated and generous with dark fruits and black cherry, the old vines contribute complex spices, cinnamon and nutmeg. A full bodied, luscious and elegant wine that is perfectly balanced by fine grain tannins and lingering structural finish.

Vineyard

Selected from a single vineyard near Aldinga, situated on red brown earth with a very gentle northerly aspect and North South row orientation. Consistently producing very structural wines with chewy tannins, a blend of dark and red fruits and hints of wild fennel.

Winemaking

Destemmed as whole berries to open fermenters, Mixed culture yeast used.
Fermented at 22-28 degrees and plunged 2 x daily with a gentle pumpover during peak of ferment. On skins for 12 days before pressing direct to new,1 yo and 2 yo French oak Hogsheads. Matured for 18 months in oak with minimal rack and returns, the barrels are then individually selected to allow for fruit expression and complimenting oak tannin and flavour.

Region: McLaren Vale
Alcohol  14.5%  pH 3.72  TA 6.5
Variety Shiraz
Harvest Dates 23rd of February

Bottling Date 1st of February 2023
Cellaring Now to 2040 
Bottles Produced: 3,036 bottles Shiraz