This dark fruit balances out the structured oak which opens up on the mid palate gradually with air. Despite being concentrated, it has a lovely lightness to it whilst maintaining a persistence of flavour. Grey loam to deep red clay, but some soils are incredibly variable from composition to depth. Consistently good vineyards with potential for very high quality wine.
A generous nose consisting of coffee, dark chocolate, bright with satsuma plum and cinnamon spice. On the palate a lovely concentration of blackberry fruit comes through with a hint of tar. The fruit spectrum is broad and plush- a character which will shine through for a long time during the aging process. This dark fruit balances out the structured oak which opens up on the mid palate gradually with air. Despite being concentrated, it has a lovely lightness to it whilst maintaining a persistence of flavour.
- Vintage
- 2020
- Grape variety breakdown
Marananga Shiraz is renowned for its deep color, rich aromas of dark berries, plums, and spice, with a full-bodied palate and well-structured tannins. These wines often exhibit a plush, velvety texture and a long, persistent finish.
- Technical Details
- Alcohol: 14.5% | pH: | Acidity: | Volume: 750mls
- Maturation
Eighteen months
- Vineyard Notes
Our Single Site Series is a celebration of the diversity we see within the varied Barossa terroirs. It allows our talented Head Winemaker, Nick Badrice, to work with small plots of vineyards within some of the most renowned and unique sites around the valley. His aim is to show us the nuances that the soil profiles and microclimates have upon the resultant wines
The 2020 growing season was a challenging one for the Barossa Valley. Lower than average rainfall was experienced across the year. Winter rain was 77% of the long-term average, spring 24% of average and summer just 31%. The region also experienced significant frost events in September and November, as well as a hailstorm later in November. January heat gave way to a cooler February and March, which provided ideal conditions for the small crops to ripen evenly and quickly. In spite of the significant challenges of the season, fruit quality was exceptional. Flavour and phenological development was synchronous with sugar ripening, allowing harvest for most vineyards by the end of March, one of the earliest finishes on record. Shiraz wines produced from the exceptional fruit of 2020 exhibit great depth of colour, with intense, concentrated varietal fruit flavours and firm, structural tannins which will mellow and soften with careful cellaring
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