Moorooduc Estate 'McIntyre Vineyard' Shiraz | Mornington Peninsula
Deep ruby color and a rich nose of blackcurrant leaf and blackberry pastilles, fragrant violets, licorice, black pepper, cloves and nutmeg. More red fruited on the palate, with plum, red berries and a touch of the spice notes from the nose. The tannins are firm but fine and are in happy balance with some tangy red berry acidity.
About Moorooduc Estate
Established in 1982 by Richard and Jill McIntyre, Moorooduc Estate is a small, family run wine business that has developed an enviable reputation for complex and food friendly wines. Hands-on care in the vineyard, with minimal use of chemicals, produces the best possible fruit. Wild yeast ferments and minimal intervention winemaking, with a nod to traditional Burgundian techniques, allow our wines to express their site specificity, or terroir.
Production note
Single vineyard, hand harvested, all whole bunch wild ferment, pressed 23 days after harvest into (20% new) French oak barrels. 16 months in wood with 1 racking prior to bottling. Unfined/unfiltered.
Reviews
93 Wine Advocate “The 2018 McIntyre Vineyard Shiraz is fermented wild with whole bunches in the ferment, which goes a long way to explaining the exotic spice nose and structured palate. There is rosemary, thyme, raspberry licorice, cracked pink peppercorns, red apple skins and some kind of luscious, vibrant underpinning of fruit and supple tannin. This is gorgeous—it's modern, spicy and mid-weight.“
