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96
/ 100
Mike Bennie
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"This wine, made by the talent of Samantha Chandra, comes from Christa and Leon Deans’ Naimanya vineyard in Flaxman Valley. It sits at an elevation of 525m which is right up there in terms of height in SA. Outstanding, Deep and dark, brooding and yet holding this vivid sense of freshness, blue fruits, pretty spice, herbal lift and saline mineral charm. It elevates on each sip, feeling finer, friskier, lither, as you spend time with the wine... Finesse personified. It nails the brief. It feels of fruit and the depth possible from gentle handling. It’s wine I want to drink"
- Mike Bennie
Tasting Notes
V22 in Eden Valley was a cool and mild season with slow ripening conditions resulting in bright acidity and giving rise to aromatic, vibrant wines.
The fruit for this wine was sourced from Christa and Leon Deans’ Naimanya vineyard in Flaxman Valley. Their vineyard is believed to be the highest shiraz site in SA, sitting at an elevation of 525m. The vines are over 30 years old with granitic loam soils that were formed from impact with a meteorite.
Two picks were made; an earlier pick for vibrant, natural acidity and a later pick for complexity. 100% whole bunches were wild fermented with three weeks on skins then matured on full lees for about a year. 100% old oak barrels were used, along with one second-fill François Frères hogshead.
Bottling took place on site without filtration or fining and all movements were done by gravity.
Production – 1723 bottles
The label background was painted by Angela Oemcke and was created to mimic the waterways underneath the vineyard and convey Eden Valley’s cool climate.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity