FU Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010

Variety: Shiraz

Region: Barossa Valley

Winemaker's Notes

Colour: A Vivid purple crimson colour with a dark core.

Bouquet: Exceptionally rich and generous aromas, earth, chocolate and licorice hits are followed by an intense array of black fruits with white pepper, pencil shavings, smoked meat, tawny port and cedar.

Palate: This is a big wine there is obvious black fruits of all kinds, a earthy character is evident reflecting age plus cassis with a touch of acid which obviously gives longevity. The dense fruit and oak characters have blended together wonderfully and coat the mouth to ensure the finish is epically long and you get some very subtle nutmeg and saddle notes. A big, bold, chunky style of Barossa Valley Shiraz which is the style that made the region so famous. The way it’s holding its alcohol perfectly with wonderful balance between tannin and fruit sweetness is a credit to the fruit quality and care that went into the winemaking.

Cellaring Potential: A wine which will benefit immensely with time in the cellar to settle and develop. It will have a great lifespan of around 15 years plus.

Winemaking Details: This wine is sourced from a single old vine vineyard from what we consider one of the Barossa Valley’s finest growers. 2010 was one of the standout vintages of the last decade. An ideal vintage, which gave us the benefit of perfectly, ripened fruit. The smooth flow of vintage allowed us to select specific fruit parcels and allowed us to define the wine as much in the vineyard as the winery. These grapes are brought into the winery and crushed into old vats where the fermentation is initiated by “wild” yeasts found on the grape skins. Careful extraction and short post fermentation maceration is followed by soft pressing. The wine is transferred into brand new oak barrels where the malolactic fermentation is completed before racking and maturation for 36 months in barrels. A careful assemblage and barrel selection is followed by minimal filtration and bottling.