This Shiraz comes from the Christies beach geological formation in Willunga. Below is the viticulturists note from the winery which says everything so clearly I thought it needed to be added.
Peter Bolte -
After three consecutive years of very difficult growing conditions, 2010 delivered the best vintage in at least 12 years. One needs to hark back to the great vintages of 1996 or 1998 to find anything comparable as far as the quality of this vintage is concerned.
Winter rainfall in 2009 was near average for McLaren Vale and with a warmer, although drier than average early spring, the season appeared to be going well. However, an unprecedented eight day heatwave in November disrupted the flowering period if several grape varieties, notably Grenache and Merlot. The Shiraz of the district escaped most of the damage, as flowering had been mostly completed just a few days prior to the heatwave.
Near average weather conditions through summer, apart from a worrying four day hot spell in the second week of January, wet up a wonderful vintage. We harvested the Shirvinton Shiraz in the second week of March, with the Cabernet picked in the last week of March. Yields in all blocks were good. The resulting wine quality is exceptional, with the entire team at Shirvinton looking forward to the release of these great wines.
Shirvington The Redwind Shiraz 2010
Does the word Massive mean anything? This is huge with a combo of seductive oak bombarding the dark bombastic fruit. This is made in a no holes bard style of wine that will wine a lot of hearts, especially if you like masses of meat on your plate. What carries this over the line is the structure that resides beneath the fruit flavours and the nice acidity that holds it together. It is a very satisfying wine but it would have been monumental if it was picked a touch earlier.
Alcohol: 15%
Price: No price attached
Rated: 87
Drink: 2015 - 2024
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