2013 Southwest Rocks Shiraz

colour

A deep red-purple.

aroma

This wine provides intriguing complexity, a mixture of beautiful fresh sweet red and black cherries, hints of cola and savoury earthy spices. 

palate

Layered fine chalky tannins that offer structural support and definition – this wine is generous and full-flavoured, also very elegant. A superb Southwest Rocks – and will not disappoint.

cellaring

Cellar for 10+ years.

vintage

The 2013 vintage was a warmer year with a bigger riper style of wine than you would normally see from Dalwhinnie. The wines have texture, fruit complexity and glycerol to make them absolute stand out wines.

winemaking

The grapes for this wine were picked at optimum ripeness. They were then crushed and de-stemmed with a large percentage of whole berries, and put in to a 5 tonne open fermenter. A cold soak took place for thre days before the alcoholic fermentation started. Temperature was controlled at around 26 degrees C. After an eight-day ferment was complete a further three weeks skin contact was carried out to enhance maximum colour and flavour compounds. Wine was then pressed out in a large airbag press and pumped straight to barriques for malolactic fermentation and 18 months oak maturation. The wine was filtered and bottled in November the following year.

region

Pyrenees

variety

Shiraz

analysis

• Alcohol: 13.0%
• pH: 3.82
• Acidity (TA): 5.7 g/L 

halliday wine companion 2020

Identical vinification to The Pinnacle Shiraz. A rich, full-bodied shiraz, blackberry/black cherry fruit flavours asserting themselves in identical fashion on the bouquet and palate, tannins coming into play in the mouth and on the finish. Such new oak as has been used isn't obvious. 

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