2020 Pirathon Silver - Barossa Valley Shiraz

Reviews

94 points - 2022 Adelaide Wine Show

95 points - 2022 Barossa Wine Show

94 points - Winestate World's Greatest Shiraz 2022

95 points - Wine Orbit

Tasting Notes

Palate

Rich and powerful, typical of the fruit profile from the western Barossa Valley. A captivating palate showing dark chocolate, figs, roasted meats and black plum flavours. A firm tannin profile is mouth coating helping the flavours linger effortlessly. Maturation in both American and French oak aids in structure, complexity, and character. A wine...

Appearance

Scarlet red

Aroma

Aromatics are in the dark fruit spectrum, intense, complex and brooding. No hiding the DNA of this wine.

Technical Details

Region

Barossa Valley, South Australia.
One of Australia's oldest and most premium wine regions, famous for its Shiraz around the world.

Sub-Regions

Marananga and Greenock
The grapes were harvested from the low-yielding vineyards of traditional family growers in the western Barossa sub-regions of Marananga and Greenock.
Elevation approximately 250-300m.

Varietal

100% Shiraz
The grapes used are grown from traditional Barossa clones first introduced to the region over hundreds of years ago.

When to Drink

Enjoy now or cellar for up to 15 years
14.7% Alcohol
Vegan friendly

Vintage Notes

Growing Season

The 2020 growing season was a challenging one viticulturally. The 2019 calendar year was the driest on record for the Nuriootpa weather station with just 291 mm of rain falling. Winter rainfall was close to average, but Spring and early Summer were very dry. Hot weather in November including 42C on Nov 20 impacted flowering for the second year in around. December continued the hot weather with two heat waves impacting vine growth and berry development. Apart from the odd hot day in January temperatures moderated. Maximum temperatures during the harvest months of February and March were 35 C with a big rain event of February 1 providing over 20 mm of welcome rain. Yields as expected with the variable weather conditions were very low but cooler harvest temperatures at least slowed down ripening so there was no rush to harvest quickly.

Vineyard

The grapes were harvested from the low-yielding vineyards of traditional family growers in the western Barossa sub-regions of Marananga and Greenock. Each vineyard adds its own exclusive dimension to Pirathon Shiraz and combined they produce the ultimate blend.

Winemaking

Each vineyard was harvested at optimal maturity between March 3 and March 16. Following harvest, each individual lot of grapes was crushed into a separate open top fermenter. During fermentation, hand pump-overs gently extracted colour and flavour from the grapes. After fermentation, the wine was pressed and then filled to new and seasoned American and French oak hogsheads for maturation for 15 months. The final blend consists of 12% new American Oak, with the balance in seasoned American and French Oak. The wine was bottled without fining, ensuring the true expression of the vineyards in the bottle.

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