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Gipsie Jack Terrier Shiraz Cabernet 2007
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Selected parcels of Estate grown shiraz and cabernet sauvignon form our 60-year-old vines along with fruit sourced from our local growers was used in the making of this wine. A drought vintage with extended cool nights produced low yielding intensely concentrated fruit. The vintage was compressed and finished early, with moist subsoils helping carry the vines through the growing period.
Carefully selected parcels of grapes from Langhorne Creek were picked at optimum ripeness. The wine fruit was de-stemmed and crushed. Cold soaked for approx 24 hours to ensure the retention of fruit flavours. Inoculated and fermented in open top fermenters for approximately seven days. Shiraz is pressed a little earlier to finish ferment in barrel, Cabernet is left on skins for post ferment maceration. Wine is pumped over twice daily. The wine was then drained, pressed and racked into selected older oak. Malolactic fermentation occurred in barrel. Maturated in barrel for 14 months prior to final blending and bottling.
Deep red/plum in colour with crimson hues. Aromas of lifted spice, gentle black pepper and hints of leather and mint are entwined with plum and dark red fruits. Juicy, sweet dark berry/blackcurrant fruit flavours lead to plush, soft tannins ensuring considerable length and richness. Full bodied yet mellow, this is a wine to be enjoyed over the next 5 - 8 years.
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WBW Rating: 92/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Langhorne Creek SA |
Winemaker: Ben Potts & John Glaetzer
Drink now until: 2014
Alc/Vol: 13.5 %
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