Brown Brothers Shiraz

Australia

THE WINE
A vibrant crimson colour, this medium-bodied wine has fantastic lifted aromas of ripe blackberries, redcurrant and hints of spice.  These aromas follow through to the palate which has generous juicy fruit, a fine tannin structure and subtle American oak.  This supple medium-bodied Shiraz drinks well now but cellaring for 4 to 6 years from vintage will add complexity.

THE GRAPE VARIETY
Shiraz, the Australian name for the Syrah grape, is one of the oldest known grape varieties.  Shiraz is responsible for many of the Rhone Valley’s best known and highly acclaimed red wines.  It has also made itself very much at home within the wide range of soils and climates of Australia’s diverse viticultural regions.  Although once considered the “workhorse” of the Australian wine industry, Shiraz is now treasured and revered for the wonderful, generously flavoured wines it produces with their distinctive rich, berry flavours and silky tannins.

TECHINCAL INFORMATION
This wine was harvested from late February to mid March at baumé levels ranging from 13.5º to 14.6º.  Small portions were barrel fermented in new American oak puncheons and barriques to help integrate the oak flavours.  Following malolactic fermentation, the wine spent 12 - 18 months in predominantly new to two year old American oak barriques and puncheons. It was bottled with an alcohol of 14.0%, a pH of 3.5 and an acid level of 6.2 g/L.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS
This juicy Shiraz would be perfect with French lamb cutlets, roasted vegetables and wild mushroom confit. Also try it with Sichuan pepper crusted eye fillet of beef with roast kipfler potatoes and a red wine jus.

Cellaring up to 10 years from vintage.

Available at major supermarkets while stocks last.  Information provided by brownbrothers.com.au