Pirathon Cellar Door & Wine Sales
15 Vine Vale Road
Tanunda
Pirathon Winery & Production
979 Light Pass Road
Vine Vale
Pirathon Country Estate & Carter House
278 Menge Rd
Tanunda
Pirathon Gold Label
2019
1202
The Pirathon Gold Label Shiraz was introduced to Pirathon's range in 2016 as a premium reserve wine. The best grape lots were carefully selected from the 2019 intake with no compromise on quality.
...The Pirathon Gold Label Shiraz was introduced to Pirathon's range in 2016 as a premium reserve wine. The best grape lots were carefully selected from the 2019 intake with no compromise on quality.
The resulting wine provides a palate of bright fruits balanced with chalky tannins which dominate in this classy, highly integrated, harmonious Barossa Shiraz. A lingering finish and defined structure mean this wine will age gracefully for many years. Benchmark Barossa Valley from what will become one of the great vintages.
The Pirathon Gold Label Shiraz is for those who want only the very best and cannot settle for anything else. Pirathon Gold Label provides the prestige best of the pick grapes, carefully handled and fermented in the best quality barrels with a taste and appearance that will astound you and your guests.
Reviews
91 points - Halliday Wine Companion
Tasting Notes
Palate
Power and poise come together to create a wine of great interest and character. Complex fruit flavours, cherry cola, sarsaparilla, blackberry and redcurrant intermingle seamlessly with the French oak flavours of char, toast and warm brown spices.
Appearance
Deep black/red, vivid hues.
Aroma
Brooding dark fruits, intense aromatics of blood plums, mulberry, and quince.
Technical Details
Region
Barossa Valley, South Australia.
One of Australia's oldest and most premium wine regions, famous for it's Shiraz around the world.
Sub-Regions
Moppa
The grapes were harvested from the low-yielding vineyards of traditional family growers in the north-western Barossa.
Elevation approximately 300-350m.
Varietal
100% Shiraz
The grapes used in Pirathon Gold are grown from traditional Barossa clones first introduced to the region over hundreds of years ago.
Fermentation
Destemmed and crushed berry
Primary: Select Yeast. Secondary: Wild Malolactic.
Open top fermentation, 7-10 days on skins.
Barrels
100% French Oak Hogsheads (50% new)
18 months
Bottling
206 cases produced
Unfined and unfiltered
Harvest
Harvested 11 March
The best lots selected.
Average yield of 1 tonne per acre.
Sugar at harvest 14.8 Baume.
When to Drink
Enjoy now or cellar for 10-15 years
14.8% Alcohol
Vegan friendly