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Hot off the press! Halliday rates these guys a perfect 5 star winery & I really like the style from those that make wine here, with some pretty fine grape selections from a mix of vineyards and some pretty hot quality grape vines. The wine maker is French and with this 'screaming Eagle' the results speak for themselves. Start with Bulls Blood Red, crimson, a boomin 15.3% Alc and some finesse with a mixture of new and old French Oak and you start to have the beginings of some very good material for the glass and contemplation of the world and the price of Bank stocks.
The grapes were sourced from the steep slopes of Chalk Hill’s Wits’ End vineyard in the heart of McLaren Vale, South Australia. The Shiraz 2006 has a deep purple-red colour with bright plum hues. The wine was made using a cool, extended ferment over 12 days to enhance and develop the intense flavours of the grapes.
This has resulted in a wine displaying intense aromas of cherry and blackberry with fruit driven flavours of raspberry and chocolate.
Secondary fermentation in French and American Oak barriques provided a
seamless integration of oak and the firm tannin structure. The wine was not filtered prior to bottling and it may develop a harmless sediment. While this wine may be enjoyed now, because of its structure and complexity it may also be carefully cellared until 2013.
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