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95
/ 100
James Halliday
Red
Classification
Petite Sirah
Variety
2019
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Grampians
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"What we know as durif in Australia is called petite sirah in America, where the winemaker has had long experience with the grape. Inky, midnight purple-black hue. Retains the grape's easy ability to be bold and full bodied, but also brings a degree of elegance – not quite so easy to achieve – in rosemary, black pepper, black cherry and blueberry, dressed easily in black tea tannins."
- James Halliday
Tasting Notes
Also known as Durif, these thick-skinned black grapes produce majestic wines of depth and character. With his many years of experience with this variety, Adam is one of the few winemakers who dare to plant it in the cooler climate.
Grown on the Hard Hill Road vineyard in Great Western, these Petite Sirah grapes were carefully fermented in small tanks and barrels where, apart from a daily hand-plunge, they received very little intervention. After about three weeks on skins, the wine was gently pressed before being aged in 500L American puncheons for 18 months.
Warm, generous and aromatic. Cassis, blueberries, anise, violets and rose petals; with elegant tannins providing a remarkably long and lively finish.
Already showing a wonderfully gregarious personality, this Petite Sirah will evolve and gain further complexity and elegance over decades in the cellar.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex