2022 Dairy Block Grand Vin Shiraz

Name: 2022 Dairy Block Grand Vin Shiraz
Brand: Sophie's Hill Vineyard
SKU: DB-GVSHZ-2022
Price: 92.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

$92

Picked from a small parcel of specially selected old vines, north facing at high altitude. This portion of the vineyard is hand manicured from pruning through to shoot and fruit thinning to produce a very special parcel of grapes. Selectively harvested, berry sorted and matured in 50% new French oak for 18 months.

Vivid mid ruby colour with a deep brick red hue. Intense aromas of spice, pepper and sweet raspberries with hints of black olives. Flavours carry over to the palate, with depth and intensity. Soft, drying and velvety tannins, combined with subtle cedary oak flavours, give great structure and length.

This wine is a stunning example of an Adelaide Hills Shiraz with wonderful rich and powerful tannins with great cellaring potential.

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2022 Dairy Block Grand Vin Shiraz

$92.00

Technical Details

Vineyard:

Adelaide Hills

Year Planted: 1996

Elevation: 480m

Aspect: South facing

Orientation: North/South

Geology: Shallow, shaley, loam topsoil overlying a free draining loamy clay with fragments of shale and ironstone.

Rainfall: 256.6,,

Mean Jan Temp: 26°C

Cool spring temperatures. Summer temperatures below average with just 5 days over 35°C and none above 40°C. Late harvest. Lengthened flavour development. Full-flavoured clean fruit with good retention of acidity.

Harvested: 07/04/2022

Yield: 1.62 tonnes

Baume: 14.3Be

Acid: 6.9

pH: 3.69

Barrel Aged: 18 months

Oak: 50% New French

“Ace of Trumps 2018 shows real depth and intent. There’s intensity, but also restraint dark berries, spice and a beautiful structure that holds everything together. It drinks beautifully now, but you can tell it will reward patience. A standout wine that lives up to its name.”

EMMA R.

“Ace of Trumps 2018 shows real depth and intent. There’s intensity, but also restraint dark berries, spice and a beautiful structure that holds everything together. It drinks beautifully now, but you can tell it will reward patience. A standout wine that lives up to its name.”

EMMA R.

“Ace of Trumps 2018 shows real depth and intent. There’s intensity, but also restraint dark berries, spice and a beautiful structure that holds everything together. It drinks beautifully now, but you can tell it will reward patience. A standout wine that lives up to its name.”

EMMA R.