Tasting Note
Deep, dense, saturated purple colour with a nose of rich fruitcake, dried fruits/raisins and plumcake, the palate full bodied and deep, with serious structure and deep-set flavour superbly entwined with the mass of elegant tannins. Superb wine, with the ironstone/graphite typical of the northern Barossa
Huon Hooke 97 Points
Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
This wine will continue to mature until at least 2040.
Total of 800 bottles produced and each individually numbered.Volume - 750mL
Alcohol Volume - 14.5%
2023 McDonald Vyd. Marananga Shiraz SV904
Vineyard Notes
Grapes were sourced from Roennfeldt Road in the sub-region of Marananga in the Barossa Valley. The original vineyard was rejuvenated by Gil McDonald in the late 1970s and 1980s. The grapes for the single vineyard wine are sourced partly from vines grafted to Shiraz from Crouchen in 1974, and also 1998 plantings of Penfolds SC clone.
Winemaking
The grapes were fermented in small batches and after fermentation was matured in 50% new French oak for 18 months prior to bottling. Minimal intervention is used in the winemaking process and the wine is moved the minimal times prior to bottling and is not cold stabilised or filtered.
