Available in Summer 2011 Tasting Packs Only
| Availability | Available Now |
| Variety | Shiraz |
| Alcohol | 14.5 |
| Cellaring | This Shiraz should improve for a decade or even more. |
Back Vintage - Available to Members Only
Hand picked fruit from our gnarled 85 year-old Shiraz vines. Steeped on its skins for three weeks before gentle pressing and 18 months in oak, 1/3 of which was new. More complex than brutish, rich but not heavy it is full of aromas of spiced plum, dried herbs and anise with ripe berry-fruit flavours and gorgeous fine tannins. Made with techniques from the past this is a new beginning for Shiraz at All Saints Estate.
Shiraz is Australia’s favourite red grape. It is most impressive in the Rhone Valley of France, where it makes wines so great, such as Hermitage, that we borrowed not only the variety, but the name as well! What we left to the French was the techniques they use in the vineyard and cellars. We are now rediscovering these old ways of doing things.
We are not seeking one of those ultra-ripe soupy Shiraz wines that are all the fashion in some circles. The fruit was picked ripe, but no more. Crushed and then given a three week fermentation on skins. After gentle pressing the wine was aged for 18 months in French and American oak barriques (225L barrels).
Great Shiraz from this region has lovely rich fruit and a characteristic mineral, briny element. This makes it a great match for roast lamb, particularly if you go to the trouble of stuffing or studding it with herbs, garlic and pancetta.