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2020 Wade Block 2 Vineyard Shiraz
McLaren Vale, SA
Typical McLaren Vale flavours of abundant black fruit, dark chocolate and Turkish Delight. A perfect McLaren Vale Shiraz colour with deep purple hues and mouth coating tannins. The oak regime is all French, with approximately 28% being in new puncheons which adds a vanillin note to the finish. A full-bodied wine with layers of flavour.
ACCOLADES:
95 Points | 2023 Halliday Wine Companion
CRU $393.75 I SVC $371.25
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Shiraz
Acid
6.8 g/L
pH
3.51
Residual Sugar
nil
Alcohol %
14.15
James Halliday
95
Wine Profile
Vinification
Machine harvested, crushed and chilled to tanker in McLaren Vale.
A combination of open and static fermentation in the Hunter.
Pumped over to ensure plenty of aeration in during fermentation. Oak maturation 100% French for 16 months, in a combination of large format cask and puncheons.
Winemaker Comments
The 20th bottling of the Wade Block 2 from McLaren Flat. Grown in deep sand, this is an amazing vineyard in that it is well over 20 years of age, but planted with cuttings sourced from a very old local vineyard and grown on its own roots. Again, very distinctive and complex, and more than qualifies for the ‘Single Vineyard’ label.
A dry lead up to the 2020 harvest through spring and over the 19/20 summer, resulted in the lowest yields off this vineyard on record. Luckily, both of our Shiraz vineyards are on deep sand over clay and held up well, in bottle at 14.1% alcohol. Wonderful ripe fruit characters and rich in flavour.
Food Pairing
Pairs well with beef dishes.
Drink
Drinking well now but will reward with medium to long term cellaring.
