Pennys Hill Cracking Black Shiraz
$2199each
$263DOZEN
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Shiraz
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
Each $21.99
$263.00
Available by the dozen
Planted in 1991 and added to the Penny's Hill estate vineyard group in 1993, Malpas Road is named after the pioneering family who held lands in what was originally referred to as Bay of Biscay. A reference to the relatively infertile cracking, grey black soil upon which the hand tended Shiraz patch does its work. The fissures which occur as the black soils crack apart, sever surplus root structure, a process which lessens vine vigor and enhances the virtue of the grape. Unmistakably McLaren Vale, even more so Penny's Hill.
Shiraz is sourced from the Malpas Road site and the elevated aspects of Penny's Hill. Detailed canopy management, judicious irrigation and devoted viticultural practices contribute to the quality of these exceptional parcels of Shiraz. To best reflect the variations in terroir across the vineyards, harvest of individual parcels is conducted on different days. Fruit is crushed, de-stemmed and vinified on skins in static and open fermenters for a week. Some free run and pressings complete ferments and eighteen months maturation in a selection of new and seasoned French oak barrels. Parcels are kept separate throughout the process to preserve the individual character of site within the final assemblage.
TASTING NOTES
Dark cherry red colour. Currant and blueberry fruit fragrances with a lifted violet perfume, followed by spice and lightly toasted French oak. Lovely primary forest fruits and red currants with traces of spice and silky milk chocolate tannins at the finish. Ready to drink alongside steak and vegetables.
Wines by Pennys Hill
Pennys Hill Cracking Black Shiraz
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Shiraz
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $21.99
  $263.00
Available by the dozen
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Pennys Hill Edwards Road Cabernet
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Cabernet Sauvignon
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $21.99
  $263.00
Available by the dozen
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Pennys Hill Experiment Grenache
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Grenache
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $34.99
  $419.00
Available in cartons of six
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Pennys Hill Footprint Shiraz
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Shiraz
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $59.99
  $719.00
Available in cartons of six
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Pennys Hill Malpas Road Merlot
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Merlot
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $21.99
  $261.00
Available by the dozen
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Pennys Hill Minimalist Chardonnay
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Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Adelaide Hills
  South Australia
  Each $29.99
  $357.00
Available in cartons of six
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Pennys Hill Skeleton Key Shiraz
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit Shiraz
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $32.99
  $395.00
Available by the dozen
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Pennys Hill Specialized Cabernet Shiraz Merlot
WineryPennys Hill
Fruit CabernetSauv Shiraz Merlot
Regions McLaren Vale
  South Australia
  Each $21.99
  $263.00
Available by the dozen
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More About Pennys Hill Winery
Penny's Hill is are renowned for their distinctive red dot packaging and overwhelming critical acclaim ever since the inaugural 1995 vintage
Penny's Hill remain committed to producing the very finest fruit from their superlative estate vineyards, the superior Penny's Hill site, Goss Corner and Malpas Road properties. Penny's Hill are housed at Ingleburne, originally owned by Thomas Overton who farmed the land and established a Dernier school on the property in 1848. Ingleburne was established by Thomas Goss who leased and later purchased the property in 1854. Goss had the good fortune to return from the Victorian goldfields some fifteen hundred pounds for the better. No doubt this enabled him to build the double storied residence, so long a landmark on the way south from McLaren Vale to Willunga. Pennys Hill»