St. Andrews Shiraz 2015

Nose:

Palate:This is a voluptuous wine with great mid palate expression, layers of flavour and yet great balance. Fresh red berry fruits are cradled across the palate by mocha and vanilla spice flavours from high quality oak. The barrel fermentation results in a wine that has well integrated fruit and oak and harmonious, elegant flavours and a long persistent finish.

Colour: At release, the wine has a concentrated ruby red colour with a dark mahogany hue to the edge.

Grape Variety: Shiraz

Dry/Sweet: Dry

Vintage: 2015

Range: St. Andrews

Blend or Single: Single Variety

Region: Clare Valley

Wine Body: Full

Oak Maturation:

Vintage Condition: In the Clare Valley, the growing season in the lead up to vintage 2015 saw slightly higher than average amounts of rainfall initially and then very little fell, making it the driest ever August recorded at the estate. These conditions were conducive to frost and there were 14 events recorded. The first evidence of budburst appeared in the last week of August which is relatively normal. Rainfall for spring was well below average, with further frost events recorded during this time. Not only was the spring weather extremely dry, it was also warm and windy. These conditions led to higher evapotranspiration (water loss), and despite our significant irrigation effort during October and November, still had a detrimental impact on flowering with resultant bunch numbers down on average. December and January were relatively mild, with rain falling during the second week of January. The moisture was a welcome relief after such a dry spring and the white varieties on the estate responding well for both yield and quality.

Cellaring Notes: Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a long term under ideal conditions.

Alcohol Volume: 14.3

Residual Sugar: 0.99

Standard Drinks:

pH: 3.2

Trophies Awarded: 8