The Grail Of Lisa McLaren Vale Old Vines Shiraz 2016
95 POINT RATED MULTIPLE GOLD MEDAL OLD VINE BASKET PRESSED SHIRAZ SAVE $480
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.55 out of 5 stars.
- 95 POINT RATED OLD VINE MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ
- MULTIPLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER
- OUTPOINTED BEST OF BEST INCLUDING D'ARENBERG DEAD ARM SHIRAZ
- PREVIOUS VINTAGE WAS 92 POINTS BY ROBERT PARKER JNR
- SELLS IN THE US FOR $60 PER BOTTLE USD
- SINGLE VINEYARD OLD VINE BASKET PRESSED
Vintage: | 2016 |
Source/Region: | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar 10+ years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 95 |
Opaque purple to black in colour. Powerful and highly aromatic, fresh plum and blackberry fruit with obvious American oak character with spice and white pepper. Big bold and lively, huge mouth filling palate with perfect acid balance and American oak overtones which drive the palate and will ensure a very long life. The tannins, fruit, oak and acid level provide a wine that is monstrous and perfectly balanced – this is a wine not for the faint hearted.
Sourced from a small vineyard from a block aged 60 years plus. Small bunches ensured fruit fruity and intensity, which is a key requirement for this wine. The fruit is picked and crushed into old vats where fermentation began via the addition of wild yeasts found on grape skins. Careful extraction and a short post ferment maceration is followed by basket pressing. The wine under went malolactic fermentation in brand new American oak and then was aged in the same oak with some skins added back to add further character and ensure the fruit flavour was as intense as possible due to maturation in brand new oak for a 12 month period. Bottled with minimal filtration or fining this is hedonists delight.
95 Point Rated Wine Showcase Magazine
"Delightful plum and liquorice aromas with fruit dominant palate using lovely oak spice below balancing perfectly."
Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirit Awards Best Value 2018
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