Grand Barossa Shiraz 2007
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Tasting Notes

The Grand Barossa Shiraz is full of dense, lifted aromas of red berry fruit. The palate is soft and supple yet elegant with plenty of upfront fruit flavour and length. Hints of spice, pepper and vanilla oak are all delicately interwoven into the wine. Beautifully balanced tannins derived from eighteen months in American & French oak complement the luscious fruit and give the wine added complexity and structure.

Winemaking

The grapes were destalked (separating berries from the bunch) and placed uncrushed into small stainless steel open fermenters. A cultured yeast was used to start the fermentation and the tanks were hand plunged spending 7 days on skins at 26° C. All of this encouraged maximum extraction yet retaining the dense, spicy fruit flavours which Shiraz is renowned for. The skins were gently pressed in the JLB Vaslin Bucher press and the wine spent 18 months in French & American oak hogsheads.

Reviews
Gold Medal
Review by: 2010 - Berlin Wine Trophy
GOLD Medal
Review by: 2010 - Berlin Wine Trophy
89 Points
Review by: James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011

Dark red; has a mix of the savoury characters of '07, dark chocolate, plum and prune on bouquet and palate alike.

 

James Halliday

Recommended
Review by: Fred Tasker, The Miami Herald
Recommended Fred Tasker - The Miami Herald - July, 2010
a flavorful, full-bodied red
Review by: Ron Kapon, Bergen County Magazine
Produced in Australia's Barossa Valley, it has aromas of red berry fruit and spice notes in a fragrant bouquet; the wine is a flavorful, full-bodied red, with hints of spice, black peppper and vanilla that settle on the palate for a pleasing finish. Ron Kapon - Bergen County Magazine - October,2010
89 Points
Review by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet colored, the 2007 Grand Barossa Shiraz is composed of 95% Shiraz and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. Blackberry cordial and kirsch scented with underlying notes of marmite and dark roasted coffee beans, this full-bodied style has plenty of juicy fruit in the mouth supported by a medium-firm level of very fine tannins and crisp acid. There's a bit of cedar and vanilla standing out in the long finish. Drink this one now to 2014.
Gold Medal
Review by: MUNDUS Vini 2010

 

Currently not available for purchase.
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WINEMAKER
Tim Smith
GRAPE VARIETY
95% Shiraz, balance Cabernet & Grenache
GROWING REGION
Barossa Valley. Predominantly Valley floor vineyards, Tanunda, Ebenezer, Stonewell along with some Eden Valley fruit.
% ALCOHOL
14.5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR
3.8g/l
ACIDITY
6.90 g/L
pH
3.49
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Tasting Notes

The Grand Barossa Shiraz is full of dense, lifted aromas of red berry fruit. The palate is soft and supple yet elegant with plenty of upfront fruit flavour and length. Hints of spice, pepper and vanilla oak are all delicately interwoven into the wine. Beautifully balanced tannins derived from eighteen months in American & French oak complement the luscious fruit and give the wine added complexity and structure.

Winemaking

The grapes were destalked (separating berries from the bunch) and placed uncrushed into small stainless steel open fermenters. A cultured yeast was used to start the fermentation and the tanks were hand plunged spending 7 days on skins at 26° C. All of this encouraged maximum extraction yet retaining the dense, spicy fruit flavours which Shiraz is renowned for. The skins were gently pressed in the JLB Vaslin Bucher press and the wine spent 18 months in French & American oak hogsheads.

Reviews
Gold Medal

Score: Gold Medal
Review by: 2010 - Berlin Wine Trophy

GOLD Medal

Score: GOLD Medal
Review by: 2010 - Berlin Wine Trophy

89 Points

Score: 89 Points
Review by: James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011

Dark red; has a mix of the savoury characters of '07, dark chocolate, plum and prune on bouquet and palate alike.

 

James Halliday

Recommended
Review by: Fred Tasker, The Miami Herald
Recommended Fred Tasker - The Miami Herald - July, 2010

a flavorful, full-bodied red
Review by: Ron Kapon, Bergen County Magazine
Produced in Australia's Barossa Valley, it has aromas of red berry fruit and spice notes in a fragrant bouquet; the wine is a flavorful, full-bodied red, with hints of spice, black peppper and vanilla that settle on the palate for a pleasing finish. Ron Kapon - Bergen County Magazine - October,2010

89 Points

Score: 89 Points
Review by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet colored, the 2007 Grand Barossa Shiraz is composed of 95% Shiraz and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. Blackberry cordial and kirsch scented with underlying notes of marmite and dark roasted coffee beans, this full-bodied style has plenty of juicy fruit in the mouth supported by a medium-firm level of very fine tannins and crisp acid. There's a bit of cedar and vanilla standing out in the long finish. Drink this one now to 2014.

Gold Medal
Review by: MUNDUS Vini 2010

 

Currently not available for purchase.
Other Vintages
2005 |  2006 |  2008 |  2009 |  2010 |  2011 |  2012 |  2013 |  2014 |  2015 |  2016 |  2017 |  2018 |  2019 |  2020 |  2021 | 
CLOSURE
Cork

WINEMAKER
Tim Smith
GRAPE VARIETY
95% Shiraz, balance Cabernet & Grenache
GROWING REGION
Barossa Valley. Predominantly Valley floor vineyards, Tanunda, Ebenezer, Stonewell along with some Eden Valley fruit.
% ALCOHOL
14.5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR
3.8g/l
ACIDITY
6.90 g/L
pH
3.49
HI-RES PHOTO
Click here to download.

 

 

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