Special Cellar Releases
Selected parcels of from the vineyard plus a limited range of cellar aged wines are produced from the Rosenvale Estate vineyards and select vineyards.
These estate crafted wines, perfectly balance the vibrancy of fruit, elegance of soft velvety tannins, and flavour richness distinctive of the exceptional sites across the northern aspect of Barossa Valley.
Vintage 2017
BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
VINEYARD NOTES
The winemakers barrel selected fruit from 2 of our family vineyards. The Vine Vale Sands vineyard which is grown on heavy white sandy loam over brown and red clay. The vines are trained to the Roseback system with lift wires and cane pruned.
The Rosenzweig vineyard (27%) which is grown on sandy brown loam over red clay and a deep limestone mix. The vines are trained to the Roseback system with lift wires and cane pruned. This year mother nature loved the cane pruning and yields were spot on.
HARVEST NOTES
Drier soils combined with warmer than average October and November days October 2ºC above average in BV and November 1.1ºC above average in BV meant the vine canopies grew quickly; flowering well and setting a good number of bunches. January and February were warm and dry, with very warm temperatures in February. The Indian summer of March and early April was ‘the icing on the cake’, with average temperatures, without extremes, perfect for finishing off vintage.
Destemming only of fruit to open fermenters and cultured yeast added for ferment. Once complete we must extract the juice from the skins, and we do that with our computer controlled open slot air bag press to barrel. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation then we rack and return to barrel for maturation. Barrels are tasted for style and blended for bottling.
TASTING NOTES
Plum's, cherries, vanilla and spice dance to the top of the glass leading one to consumption. Layered with dark plums followed hotly buy cherries and kick of spice tamed by a vanilla oak essence. The soft elegant tannin structure carries the vanillin and berries to length with a hint of dark chocolate showing at the end.
Download Tasting Notes VVR Shiraz Vintage 2017
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