Shingleback Shiraz 2010
$2399each
$287DOZEN
WineryShingleback
Fruit Shiraz
Regions McLaren
  South Australia
Each $23.99
$287.00
Currently out of stock
Shiraz was Shingleback's first choice, the inaugural vintage of 1998 was released to highly encouraging critical acclaim. Shingleback can now lay claim to a succession of superlative vintages which have collected an industry wishlist of coveted trophies and gold. Generously flavoured, intense with complexity, enhanced by an extravagant oak treatment, vinified from the finest Shiraz grown to the Davey Family Vineyard, home of the 2006 Jimmy Watson. Crafted from vine to bottle without excessive manipulation, gently handled right through to extended ageing.
Shingleback's proximity to the St. Vincent Gulf (named after the patron saint of winemakers) enhances fruit quality through warmer springs, fine autumns, and cooler summers. Shiraz, predominantly clones 1654, BVRC12 and BVRC30, grown to red and black soils over limestone on the Davey Family Vineyard, are carefully selected on the basis of flavour profiles, health and varietal characters. Shingleback is hand crafted in small open and static fermenters to maximise the potential of each small parcel of fruit. Maturation for an average of fourteen months in fine grained, American and French oak hogsheads, softens, enhances and integrates the fruit and structural components. Alcohol 14.5%
TASTING NOTES
Dark red/ purple colour. Luscious aromas of ripe strawberry and blackberry are highlighted by nuances of milk chocolate, violet and wet slate minerality. Brooding mulberry over base notes of mocha oak fill the glass. The palate overflows with a compote of dark berries and earthy minerality. Rich dark cherry and blackberry fruit is tightly defined by silky tannins and fresh acidity. Full bodied with a lingering finish, a shot of integrated, fine grained French and American espresso oak enhances the texture and length.
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Shingleback is a family-owned wine estate handcrafting rich, fruit-forward Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Rosé and Grenache from the McLaren Vale
The Shingleback winemakers utilize innovative canopy management and progressive farming techniques to produce wines of exceptional quality and character. Shingleback Wine takes its name from one of South Australia's most loveable lizards, the Shingleback, typically found in backyard gardens including those of Shingleback owners John and Kym Davey. Shingleback»