Single Vineyard Range
2021 Tawarri Vineyard Shiraz
Variety: 100% Shiraz
Region: Upper Hunter Valley
Vineyard: Tawarri Vineyard
Tasting Note
The Tawarri Vineyard near Merriwa is one of the most unique vineyard sites in the Hunter region, only 10km from the top of the Great Dividing Range, 27km north-northeast of Merriwa. Here the climate differs entirely from the growing conditions of Pokolbin, with the 460m altitude bringing cool summer nights and even a dusting of snow through the winter months. The soils here are also unique, the Merriwa plateau being home to the deepest, most fertile black earth that is highly sought after by farmers. Red varieties thrive here, with this 25-year-old vineyard planted north-south with the P23 clone Shiraz that produces fruit with ripe, black flavours of impressive density.
The Tawarri Vineyard delivered by far the most powerful and intense wine of our 2021 harvest. This wine embraces that depth and fruit weight, with a full spectrum of concentrated black fruit ranging from sweet blackberry through to liquorice, black cherry and blackcurrant. There are briar-like elements, black tea and white pepper highlights, whilst the central pillars of texture are espresso-like tannins supported by fine-grained French oak extract. This wine hardly needs cellaring; it’s already hitting the sweet spot, but will preserve in bottle beautifully for those willing to wait.
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Drink: Now to 2032
Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.9%
