De Bortoli Estate Shiraz 2021

REGION
Yarra Valley, Australia

WINEMAKER
Steve Webber

VINEYARD
Selected from vineyard parcels grown on the Estate Vineyard at Dixons Creek. Vineyards planted from 1971 to 1994.

SEASON
Mild dry growing season, timely spring rain, slow ripening, terrific flavour development. Outstanding Shiraz year with perfume and violets.

TASTING NOTES
Medium with purple edge. Bright, dark fruited, aromatic, graphite. Violets, waves of ripe tannin, textural and supple.

WINE STYLE
Shiraz is one of the most compelling and grown up wines that the Yarra Valley produce. Most informed wine visitors taste the Syrah style and comment on their ethereal European style. Fruit driven, spice, graphite, gentle and textural.

WINEMAKING
A combination of whole bunch and whole berry is tipped into open fermenters. Some foot plunging at the beginning is followed by judicious extraction by turnover and plunging. 20 days of maceration and fermentation with Indigenous yeast. Pressed, settled overnight and filled to barrel with gravity. Matured for 12 months in used 500L and 2300L casks.

WINE ANALYSIS
Alc/Vol: 13.5%, pH: 3.61, TA: 6.2g/L

CELLARING
Destined for 5-10 years in the cellar for those who are patient.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Vegan, Vegetarian

FOOD RECOMMENDATION
Charcoal grilled spiced lamb racks.

REVIEWS
"Excellent dark red hue shot with purple. Lot of smoky wood char and sulphides muddling the nose and palate. But there is sweet fruit, a pepper-spice mix and a coolness throughout. Taut with firm tannins and its best days are ahead. 90/100"
- Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion, Aug 2021