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St Andrews Shiraz 750mL

At release the wine has a concentrated dark ruby red colour with a vibrant purple hue to the rimnbspThe wine has ripe and concentrated aromas of violets blackberry red plum and liquorice Concentrated layers of mocha vanilla and spice from American oak add complexitynbspThis is a generous mouth filling wine with fresh fruit flavours of blackberry and red plum along with a hint of fresh crushed violets and clove spice The palate structure transitions seamlessly from front to back with a plump curvaceousness to the mid palate Concentrated fruit sweetness marries harmoniously with mocha and spice from the barrel fermentation process The finish is long and lingering with elegant fine grained tanninsnbspAll of the fruit for this wine was fermented in headless American oak barrels and left to soak on skins for up to 4 weeks Post fermentation the wine was matured for 18 months in the same high quality waterbent American oak barrels a combination of new and 1 year old barrelsnbspIn the Clare Valley the season for vintage 2021 commenced with good latewinter and earlyspring rains Dry conditions prevailed from November onwards with rainfall well below average for the remainder of the growing season Weather conditions from mid to late November were ideal for flowering and fruit set The latter half of the season was ideal for fruit development with some of the best conditions seen in the last 10 years Overall our winemakers report the ideal conditions have produced stunning wines from this vintage with great varietal distinctionnbspCrafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a long term under ideal conditionsnbsp