Varietal	Shiraz
Closure	Screw Cap	Size	750ml
Alc/Vol	14.5%	Enjoy	Now - 2020
The wine has been made from 100% Estate grown Shiraz fruit and aged for 15 months in new and one year old French oak. The warm early vintage combined with low yields has produced an excellent Paringa Shiraz. The bouquet has Paringa Estate’s distinctive cracked black pepper/spice & plum characters. On the palate spicy blackberry and plum fruit flavours are supported by firm fine grained tannins that will soften with bottle development. A wine that can be enjoyed young with food, but will also reward careful cellaring.
What the critics think
2007- “The Mornington Peninsula’s fine-wine reputation rests largely on Pinot Noir & Chardonnay. During the early days as a serious wine region in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, the cool climate was deemed unsuitable for sun-loving shiraz. Some growers disagreed. Lindsay McCall of Paringa Estate was one and today his shiraz is justifiably famous. This powerful expression of the style is deeply coloured and aromatic, offering plum and loganberry-like fruit, with dabs of pepper, pungent herbs and floral notes. Oak is noticeable but not overdone. In the mouth, it’s all harmony: medium body, silky texture, intensity, no heaviness and a long, fresh finish.” Rating: 5 Star Ralph Kyte-Powell – Epicure ‘Wine of the Week’ – The Age – 2 March 2010
2007 –“Vibrant colour; a heady mixture of elegance and ripe, luscious black fruit; plum, blackberry, pepper and fresh sage engage on the bouquet; medium-bodied with racy acidity and really silky tannin; the not inconsiderable oak is a mere afterthought in the wake of the expansive fruit on offer.”  Rating; 96 points James Halliday – The Australian Wine Companion - 2009
2007 – “This mid-tier shiraz in the Paringa hierarchy is settling nicely into shape with ripe dark plum, and berry fruits, a gentle waft of pepper, smoked meats and mocha-scented, toasty oak. The palate has chewy, assertive tannins that cap plenty of rich dark berry/plum flavour, heading into toasted nuts and chocolate through the finish. Elegant and assertive, nicely balance and almost ready to drink. Rating; 94 points Nick Stock – The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide - 2010