The 2013 GCV Premium Shiraz displays ripe dark cherry and plum fruit aromas with a little mocha and also some meat/gamey notes somewhere in the mix.
The fruit for the 2013 GCV Premium Shiraz comes from the two oldest blocks of Shiraz on the vineyard. Varying percentages of both blocks make up the Premium depending on the year.
Reviews
95 points - Halliday Wine Companion
A powerful and rich wine that has found some McLaren Vale chocolate buried in the soil and used it to good effect, bringing a complex suite of flavours and extra length to the palate. A very well composed wine with an unexpected lightness of foot on the palate. James Halliday
93 points - Halliday Wine Companion
“Campbell Mattinson. Clare Valley Shiraz. Production of just over 100 dozen. Released as a four year old.
Folds of plum and cedar-cream. Suede-like. It rolls through the mouth like mist across a valley. Gentle summer-morning warmth, some gum leaf, a coffee-ground character. Both smooth and assured from start to finish. A most pleasing red, in the bigger style.”
Tasting Notes
Deep red/black colour typical of the red wines from the low yielding Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard. This wine displays concentrated dark cherry and ripe plum fruit aromas with flecks of chocolate and mocha. It also shows a little of the typical ironstone/ferrous elements we associate with this site. The full-bodied palate is all dark berries and ripe...
Deep red/black colour typical of the red wines from the low yielding Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard. This wine displays concentrated dark cherry and ripe plum fruit aromas with flecks of chocolate and mocha. It also shows a little of the typical ironstone/ferrous elements we associate with this site. The full-bodied palate is all dark berries and ripe plums, finishing with a swirl of sweet fruit and a lick of the Gaelic Cemetery signature tannins. It will take decade or more to unwind and show its true colours. Great with something retro like medium rare beef wellington.
Technical Details
Region
100% Clare Valley, South Australia. One of Australia's oldest and most premium wine regions, famous all around the world for it's Riesling and Shiraz wines in particular
Vineyard
Single vineyard
Varietal
100% Shiraz
When to Drink
Enjoy now or cellar for 10+ years 14.5% Alcohol
Vintage Notes
Growing Season
The 2013 vintage commenced quite early for most winemakers in the Clare Valley – it was the 8th February for us. A cool winter with average rainfall was followed by a warm, dry spring and dry summer that delivered sound fruit to the winery for vinification. The resultant wines are really very good – possibly better than anticipated given the warm growing season. Lower alcohols, pure concentrated flavours and balanced acidity are the hallmarks of this vintage
Winemaking
The grapes for this wine were both machine and hand harvested, transported to the winery, crushed into 4t open fermenters, chilled and cold soaked for approx 4-5 days prior to the natural yeasts kicking in and beginning the ferment. Fermentation was completed within 12 days prior to the wine being pressed and run into new French 228L barrels for just on 18months.
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