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No longer for sale
The Pioneer
Shiraz
2013
Result Bronze 0
Result Silver 0
Result Gold 0
Result Max 0
Result Trophy 0
This pinnacle release Shiraz is crafted from the very finest fruit selection and is entirely estate grown and bottled on the Taylor family estate in the Clare Valley, South Australia.
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Accolades
Honours and awards
- Wine Show
- Award
- El Concurso International Vinus 2016
- Trophy
- Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
- Trophy
- Melbourne International Wine Competition 2016
- Double Gold
- China Wine & Spirits Awards 2016
- Double Gold
- El Concurso International Vinus 2016
- Double Gold
- La Mujer Elige "Woman Chooses" 2016
- Double Gold
- Global Syrah Masters 2016
- Gold
- Intervin Wine Awards 2016
- Gold
- Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
- Gold
- Wine 100 Wine Challenge Award 2018
- Gold
- Asia Wine Trophy 2017
- Gold
- Berliner Wine Trophy 2017
- Gold
- Vinalies Internationales Paris 2017
- Gold
- Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition 2017
- Gold
- Monde Selection International Wine Contest 2017
- Gold
- Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2017
- Gold
- The Asian Syrah Masters 2017
- Gold
- awc Vienna International Wine Challenge 2017
- Gold
- Sakura Japan Womens Wine Awards 2017
- Gold
VITAL STATISTICS
Wine details
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At release the wine is a deep crimson red with a vibrant purple hue.
There is fragrant spice, dark cherry, plum, dark chocolate, freshly roasted coffee beans and charry oak characters.
This is a commanding wine with multiple layers of intense, lush dark berry fruit followed by spicy fruitcake & seductive mocha. The palate is full and generous but with precision to the structure and an appealing texture with velvety, mouth-coating tannins mingling harmoniously with fruit & spice. Elegant acids and light, long tannins carry the palate to a persistently rewarding finish.
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Directly after harvest, each parcel was de-stemmed, quickly chilled to 4°C & left to cold soak for 4 days. The fruit was then transferred to new headless American oak barrels and fermented at 22°C to 28°C over 7-10 days to add complexity & retain aromatics. The fermenting must was hand plunged twice daily to aid colour & tannin extraction. After a period of extended skin contact the wine was pressed, racked off gross lees and transferred back to the same barrels for secondary malolactic fermentation. Post MLF, the wine was matured in a selection of fine-grained American oak barrels. 40% in new oak & the balance in 1- 3 year old barrels. A barrel selection assessment took place after a year to identify parcels deemed 'exceptional' to return to barrel for 8 months maturation prior to bottling in June 2016.
Growing conditions leading up to vintage 2013 were benign, apart from a frost event in mid-October impacting several estate blocks. It was a dry growing season with few rainfall events. Early December saw 30mm rain which was a season changer. Without this the overall yields would've been very low. Harvest conditions were excellent starting early February. Our winemakers reported outstanding quality across all varieties, with excellent acid balance & flavour development.
Clare Valley
- Acid: 6.51
- Alc %: 14.0
- PH: 3.47
- Residual Sugar: 0.69
Up to 20 years from vintage.
Colour At release the wine is a deep crimson red with a vibrant purple hue.
NoseThere is fragrant spice, dark cherry, plum, dark chocolate, freshly roasted coffee beans and charry oak characters.
PalateThis is a commanding wine with multiple layers of intense, lush dark berry fruit followed by spicy fruitcake & seductive mocha. The palate is full and generous but with precision to the structure and an appealing texture with velvety, mouth-coating tannins mingling harmoniously with fruit & spice. Elegant acids and light, long tannins carry the palate to a persistently rewarding finish.
Directly after harvest, each parcel was de-stemmed, quickly chilled to 4°C & left to cold soak for 4 days. The fruit was then transferred to new headless American oak barrels and fermented at 22°C to 28°C over 7-10 days to add complexity & retain aromatics. The fermenting must was hand plunged twice daily to aid colour & tannin extraction. After a period of extended skin contact the wine was pressed, racked off gross lees and transferred back to the same barrels for secondary malolactic fermentation. Post MLF, the wine was matured in a selection of fine-grained American oak barrels. 40% in new oak & the balance in 1- 3 year old barrels. A barrel selection assessment took place after a year to identify parcels deemed 'exceptional' to return to barrel for 8 months maturation prior to bottling in June 2016.
Growing conditions leading up to vintage 2013 were benign, apart from a frost event in mid-October impacting several estate blocks. It was a dry growing season with few rainfall events. Early December saw 30mm rain which was a season changer. Without this the overall yields would've been very low. Harvest conditions were excellent starting early February. Our winemakers reported outstanding quality across all varieties, with excellent acid balance & flavour development.
Clare Valley
- Acid: 6.51
- Alc %: 14.0
- PH: 3.47
- Residual Sugar: 0.69
Up to 20 years from vintage.
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EXPERT APPRAISALS
Reviews
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MaryAnn Worobiec,
3 Jan. 201792/100 OutstandingRich, with espresso, chocolate, and kirsch deatils, accented by hints of fresh mint. Offering a supple texture, this is elegant and expressive on the long finish. Drink now thorugh 2030.
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