MOUNT HORROCKS - ALEXANDER VINEYARD SHIRAZ 2018
Clare Valley, South Australia
Grape: 100% Shiraz
Tasting Note: A deep crimson colour with a youthful edge. On the nose, rich aromas of spiced plum with a lick of cedar-like oak. The palate has generous flavours of plush red fruits, dark chocolate and forest with lingering spice and attractive peppery tannins. It is a stylish new-world Shiraz that stands out for its mid-weight texture and juicy acidity.
Pairing: The rich, fruity notes of this well-made Shiraz pair beautifully with red meats cooked over an open flame, such as Lumina lamb rack or large steak cuts marinated in spices. Try Sashi cote de Beouf or wing rib marinated in Terre Exotique butcher's spice rub.
Proprietor/winemaker Stephanie Toole runs Mount Horrocks Wines. Stephanie restricts production to approximately 2,500 cases per annum in order to achieve her aims of quality and single vineyard expression. Stephanie describes her wines as 'essentially hand-made food wines with an emphasis on structure as well as generous fruit flavours'. All grapes are 100% estate grown from three separate vineyard sites totalling nearly 10 hectares which were 'A grade certified' by Australian Certified Organic and Biodynamic (ACO) in 2014 and 2021 respectively. Her persistence with classic, no-compromise winemaking and a fully integrated organic and biodynamic approach to growing and making sets Mount Horrocks apart from the mainstream.
The fruit for the Mount Horrocks Shiraz is from the low-yielding vines of the estate-owned Alexander vineyard. Strikingly beautiful and isolated, it is located at the extreme north-eastern corner of the Watervale sub-region of the Clare Valley. The vineyard is managed using sustainable natural farming and organic practices. The vineyard is north-facing and sits at a cool 475-metre altitude. Vines cover 6.3 hectares of this 32 hectare property; the three sections of vineyard separated by rocky outcrops and ridges.
20% of the grapes were kept as whole bunches and crushed by foot. This portion is pressed, lees settled and run straight into French burgundy barrels for three months on lees. The wine is then taken off lees, barrels washed and returned for further maturation of around 18 months. The other 80% was crushed, destemmed and cold soaked on skins, before fermentation in purpose-built vessels to allow gentle plunging of the cap to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannins. Malolactic conversion took place in stainless steel tanks. The wine then spent 18 months in French oak barriques, of which 40% were new, and the remainder one to two years old.
Closure: Screwcap
ABV: 14%
Bottle Size: 75cl
Notes: Certified Organic, Vegetarian, Practising Biodynamic, Vegan
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