2018 McGuigan The Shortlist Shiraz

2018 McGuigan The Shortlist Shiraz
Item No. 2510869
4.8 out of 5 Customer Rating
The intensely rich and unctuous of the black fruit characteristics brings a hit of chocolate and sweet spice bringing velvety tannins with an elegant yet lengthy finish.
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The intensely rich and unctuous of the black fruit characteristics brings a hit of chocolate and sweet spice bringing velvety tannins with an elegant yet lengthy finish.
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Full Bodied

Full Bodied

Limited Release

Limited Release

Dry

Dry

Overview

The fruit for this wine was picked in the cool of the night where it was transferred to the winery and underwent fermentation in 8-tonne open fermenters at cooler temperatures for around 10 days. This wine is put through malo-lactic fermentation and then transferred to old and new French and American Hogshead barrels to mature for 16 months prior to bottling.
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Varietal
Shiraz
Region
Barossa Valley, SA
Country
Australia
Peak Drinking
Drink now or enjoy over 10 years.
Winemaker
Jamie Saint
Alcohol Volume
14.3%
pH
3.33
Residual Sugar
0.54
Total Acidity
7.2

Tasting Notes

Aroma

A classic fruit-driven Barossa Valley Shiraz, this wine showcases lifted notes of blackberry plums. This full bodied wine has rich black fruits at the fore with hints of chocolate and sweet spice.

Palate

The palate is rich and unctuous with velvety tannins with an elegant yet lengthy finish.

Food Pairing

Beef

Beef

Hard Cheese

Hard Cheese