Curtis Family Vineyards Limited Series McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
94PT HALLIDAY RATED MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ SAVE $900 A DOZEN THATS $75 A BTL
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.19 out of 5 stars.
- 94 POINT RATED JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
- SAVE $900 A DOZEN THATS $75 A BOTTLE CHEAPER THAN BUYING DIRECT FROM WINERY
- 4.5 STARS WINESTATE MAGAZINE & NOMINATED WINE OF THE YEAR
- 91 POINTS FROM PATRICK ECKEL
- YOU WILL FIND OUT THE LABEL WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR WINE
- HANDPICKED FROM 60 YEAR OLD VINES
- FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED WINERY
Vintage: | 2015 |
Source/Region: | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now to 15 years. |
Bottle Top: | Foil over cork |
Alcohol Content: | 14.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 94 |
Deep dark purple in colour. The nose exhibits aromas of ripe blackberry and dark plum followed by some liquorice and confectionary notes. Full bodied and possessing a plump texture the palate delivers rich juicy flavours of ripe blackberry, dark chocolates, liquorice and spice. Soft velvety tannins. Good depth with medium to long aftertaste of blackberry, dark chocolate and spice. Wine was matured in a mixture of French and American oak barrels, ranging from new to 2 year oak.
Carefully selected grape parcels are hand picked and fermented for 14 Days. The ferments are slowly basket pressed straight into brand new french oak hothead barrels. These handcrafted wines showcase the best of the McLaren Vale Region. Fruit is from a combination of owned vineyards and premium McLaren Vale growers. The blend of individual vineyard and sub-regional characteristics is the key to the resulting style.
94 Points James Halliday Wine Companion
60yo vines, hand-picked and sorted, crushed and destemmed, 14 days on skins, basket-pressed direct to new French hogsheads for 18 months maturation. Interesting use of a screwcap for this wine, and Diam for its siblings. The estate vineyard, the alcohol and the vinification are the same for all three, the major difference being the three vintages and length of time in new oak. This wine is full-bodied by normal standards, but has sufficiently good balance to justify the use of the word elegant.
91 Points Patrick Eckel, Winereviewer.com.au
A youthful light red in the glass with a nose that shows restrained blackberry and plum fruit with dark chocolate and sweeter oak coming through with time. The palate is tightly bound at this point in it’s development with juicy acidity and fine, drying dark chocolate laden tannins providing the scaffolding from which plum and dark cherry fruit unfurls.
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