2004 Brokenwood Rayner Vineyard Shiraz
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Variety: Shiraz
Region: McLaren Vale - SA
Winemakers' Comments
The 1999 vintage of this wine was awarded the Best Red of Show and Best Rhone Red Shiraz/Grenache at the 2001 London International Wine Challenge. The judging, initiated by UK WINE Magazine in 1983, has grown to the extent where in 2001 just on 10,000 wines were judge by over 500 judges.
For McLaren Vale, vintage 2004 was much longer than usual, perhaps due to the cool early growing conditions and more than adequate sub soil moisture. See-saw termperatres over summer, warm to hot November/December, cool January. Hot and Dry February with ample canopies protecting the fruit on the 44c days. Back to normal yields following the Australia wide drought of 2002/03. As such, much more rounded and generous wines that McLaren Vale is famous for. Similar to the 2002 and 1998 vintages.
The old shiraz vines on the Rayner Vineyard are not irrigated and because of their deep and extensive root system into the clay below the sand, generally withstand the toughest of years.
Vinification
Machine harvested, crushed and chilled to tanker in McLaren Vale. Vinomatic fermentation in the Hunter. Not overly rotated, as soft tannins are required. Oak maturation 80% American and 20% French. The latter mostly new and 1 year old. Bottled in September 2004.
Tasting Notes
Consistency best sums up this special vineyard and the 2004 wine is our 12th release. The initial feature is the dense black/dark red cherry colour.
Maturation was in predominantly American oak (coopered in the Napa Valley) and the distinctive vanillin lift compliments the ripe dark berry and mocha chocolate aromas of McLaren Vale Shiraz. A full bodied mouthfeel. Good viscosity and long flavours of plum, vanillin and charry notes. An excellent finish and although these wines can be consumed in their youth, they do develop into rich, chocolate/earth McLaren Vale mature reds. The palate has strong ‘turkish delight’ characters balanced by subtle oak and grape tannins.
Food
Beef fillet and osso bucco
Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.5% v/v |
Acidity: 6.34 g/L |
pH: 3.42 | Residual Sugar: nil g/L
Availability: 750ml
Recommended Retail Price: A$69.00
Our wines are now sealed with screw cap to guarantee quality and consistency.
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