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Shiraz 2013McLaren Vale, Shiraz (100%)

The NameThe NameJoseph Osborn was a successful racehorseowner and Footbolt was the pride of hisstable. In 1912 he made the hard decision tosell his horses to purchase the d'Arenbergproperty.

The VintagThe VintageeA warm and dry Spring and Summerfollowed by further dry conditionsthroughout harvest meant a number ofthings. Firstly disease pressure wasnegligible, the vast majority of fruit beingvery clean. Secondly yields were down.Finally ripening happened relativelyquickly. From a quality perspective inregards to Shiraz, these conditionsproduced wines of incredible colour andflavour. Dark, brooding wines with greatvolumes of fruit and layers of chewy, velvetytannin structure. Big, concentrated winesbut beautifully balanced.

The WinemakingThe WinemakingSmall batches of grapes are crushed gentlyand then transferred to five tonne headeddown open fermenters. These batchesremain separate until final blending.Foot treading is undertaken two thirds ofthe way through fermentation.The wine isthen basket pressed and then transferred toa mixture of new and used French andAmerican oak barriques to completefermentation. The barrel ferments are agedon lees, and there is no racking until finalblending. This wine does not undertakefining or filtration prior to bottling.

The CharacterisThe CharacteristicsticsClassic McLaren Vale Shiraz in every sense.Laden with dark fruits, old spices andwoody notes on the nose and backed upwith thick liquorice, blackberry, plum andgraphite-like characters on the palate.Striking fruit concentration paired with abold and chewy, yet integrated tanninstructure. Brutish in many respects butsomehow manages to remain incrediblybalanced. A wine to please even the mostcontankerous wine aficionado.

Harvest dates 18 F18 Feb - 18 Apreb - 18 Apr Alcohol 114.4.4%4%Residual sugar 1.3 g/l1.3 g/l Titratable acid 77.2.2pH 33..4848 Oak maturation 12 - 18 months12 - 18 monthsChief Winemaker ChesChester Osbornter Osborn Senior Winemaker JJack Wack Waltonalton

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