Tatachilla Foundation Shiraz
$5299each
$635DOZEN
WineryTatachilla
Fruit Shiraz
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
Each $52.99
$635.00
Currently out of stock
The Tatachilla team can be proud of a long and illustrious history, producing the most memorable vintages of salient, award winning regional icon wines. Foundation is the estate flagship, sourced from the pick of crop, assembled from the best blocks on illustrious vineyards at Clarendon and Blewitt Springs, crafted with an uncompromising pursuit of excellence, to articulate the seductive richness and textural elegance of the most exceptional McLaren Vale Shiraz.
By selecting the best parcels from a canon of precious, low yielding vineyards, Tatachilla can construct a regional icon wine that's an articulation of all things exceptional in McLaren Vale Shiraz. The focus here is the achievement of exceptional balance between varietal fruit and finely integrated oak. Fruit is crushed into a combination of small, open and closed fermenters, treated to a course of gentle pumpovers and plunges for optimal extraction, at closely managed temperatures peaking at 26C. Upon completion, batches are filled to a selection of seasoned and new French oak barrels for malolactic and an extended term of eighteen months maturation.
TASTING NOTES
Crimson red, brick hues. Complex aromas of liquorice, cinnamons and plum, provocative notes of violet and spice. A juicy plum and blueberry front palate, bright blackberry licorice and silky, chocolatey textures overlay a wine of generous length, the bold tannins providing great structure. A seamless, textural red wine that calls for a decent decanting and breathing before service.
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More About Tatachilla Wines
Tatachilla has been part of McLaren Vale since vines were first planted in 1887
The cooler regions of McLaren Vale produce highly aromatic fruit. Throughout it's rich and colourful history, Tatachilla has intuitively understood the potential of this maritime area with its rich soils and cooling sea breezes. McLaren Vale's climate is defined by the region's proximity to the sea and is distinctly Meditteranean. The vines of Tatachilla bask in sunlight, and are gently cooled by late afternoon sea breezes off the Gulf of St Vincent, and the gully winds rolling down the lower ranges. Tatachilla»