TASTING NOTES
Shiraz has been excelling in Young for years. Grove Estate has joined
leading maker Clonakilla in establishing the credentials of the red volcanic
loams of the Hilltops district as top Shiraz country.
This 2006 Reserve Shiraz, with a dash of co-fermented Viognier, follows on
from the multi-trophy winning Grove Estate Shiraz wines of the past three years.
It opens with an opulent aroma of ripe fruit: plums, black cherries
and classic Shiraz spice. The palate is all class: fresh, mouth filling flavours,
silky tannins building to a prolonged, velvety finish.
Twelve months in French oak, 25% new has softened the wine and sharpened
the focus of the fruit. Aromas of blackberry and spice over cedary oak.
A medium to full bodied red with the substance to age well over the years.
Winemaker - Tim Kirk
Viticulturist - Brian Mullany
Vine age - 1995
Harvest date - 8/3/06
Tonnes per Hectare - 8
Soil Profile - Light to medium granite based red podsolic
Clone - 1654 Kalimna/Magill own rooted
Vine Source - Penfolds
Trellising - VSP with 2 movable foliage wires
Bunch thinning - Yes 20%
Alc/Vol - 14.5%
Closure - Screwcap
Oak - 25% New French Hogsheads, 75% Seasoned French Hogsheads
Time in oak - 12 Months
Fermentation - 8 days in open fermenter, hand plunged every 6 hours,
lightly pressed then transferred to French oak
Awards
Gold - 2008 Decanter World Wine Awards-London
Gold - 2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show (Top of Class)
Silver - 2007 Boutique Wine Awards
Silver - 2007 Winewise Small Vignerons Awards
Silver - 2007 Boutique Wines of Australia Awards
Bronze - 2007 International Wine & Spirit Competition
Bronze - 2007 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze - Canberra regional Wine Show
