RSW Shiraz 2015

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black fruits | eucalyptus | cracked black pepper 

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Drew's Tasting Note

Black cherry, mint chocolate, and vanilla aromas. This is a big, well-balanced Shiraz, chock full of succulent black fruits, eucalyptus, pepper and smooth, leathery oak flavours that make way for a long finish with a liquorice note.

Producer: Wirra Wirra | Vintage: 2015 | From: McLaren Vale, Australia | Alcohol: 14.5 | Size: 75cl | Style: full-bodied red, still | Grape: Syrah (Shiraz)

2014 vintage, 91 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate, October 2016

The Winery

Wirra Wirra was established in 1894 by Robert Strangways Wigley, a noted South Australian eccentric, former state cricketer, and wine producer who helped put McLaren Vale on the map. The winery lay dormant for decades before Greg Trott rebuilt it in the late 1960s, determined to restore Wirra Wirra to its former standing. Today, many of the estate's blocks have been farmed organically and biodynamically since 2013, with the quality of the fruit, whether from old vines on the estate or carefully selected growers across McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills, at the heart of everything they do. True to Greg Trott's philosophy, the pursuit of quality has never overshadowed his belief that it should all be fun.