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Varietal
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100% Shiraz
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Closure
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Cork
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Size
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750ml
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Alc/Vol
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14.7%
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Enjoy
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Now - 2014
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Very deep red with a purple hue, the aroma has intense ripe red and black fruits avoiding any over-ripe elements. Hints of spice and savoury notes lead to a palate that complements the aromas, rich and round with intense, juicy and chewy fruit, framed by soft but persistent tannins and a touch of oak. A lingering, balanced mineral acidity finishes a complex wine representing the classical Cambrian terroir in a warmer year. Although the wine is rich, it shows a focused structure and will therefore continue to develop with further bottle aging.
The Shiraz fruit (two different clones) is from low yielding vines and was harvested over a period of a week to ensure optimum balance, ripeness and intensity of flavour. They were destemmed; berries not crushed or pumped to preserve their physical integrity and transferred to a majority of open 3800 L wooden and some stainless steel 3000 L vats. A combination of different maceration times (mainly pumping over) from 12 to 24 days on skins and a majority of the batches were naturally fermented. The wine was aged in new and used French and Hungarian oak for 22 months.
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What the critics think
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“Beautifully rounded, supple and smooth; red and black fruits are supported by fine tannins, flawless balance.” - 95/100 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion - 2008
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Ok, so it's loaded to the gills with smells and flavours of eucalyptus, which is a regional thing. Put that aside though and you have a fantastic wine. Structure, cuddly flavour, warmth and generosity - it's all on beautiful show here. Plums, toast, cedar, cloves and a smidge of red berried fruit. It is very, very nice, and classily framed. Drink: 2008-2014 92 points
Campbell Mattinson, July 13th, 2007
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“Absolutely gorgeous, rich shiraz, stuffed with black jubey fruit, with a seam of classic central Victorian eucalypt running through it. Again, given the reputation of the winemaker and the region, this could be ten bucks more and nobody would blink”
Max Allen – The Weekend Australian – September 2007
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“Sergio Carlei is one of Victoria’s best winemakers. From the modest start as a hobby winemaker, he is now of the states most sought-after contract winemakers and his own Carlei Green Vineyards operation, based on a vineyard and winery in Upper Beaconsfield, always turns out wines of great complexity and interest. Made from Heathcote fruit, this shiraz sums up his style. It also shows how good Heathcote shiraz can be. It’s complex yet subtle, too, with raspberry, plum and spice aromas leading to a gorgeous, velvety palate that’s long, fine and perfectly balanced. Superbly put together.”
Ralph Kyte Powell – Wine of the Week – The Age November 2007
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