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Back to winesView a PDF of this page2007 'Alexander Munro' Shiraz Wine Notes Wine NotesRegion: Hunter Valley Alcohol: 14.0% Background: ‘Alexander Munro’ Shiraz is our flagship wine and made from the best parcel of shiraz fruit we receive each year. Fruit Source: Situated in Pokolbin, the ‘Ivanhoe’ vineyard is the Shiraz source for this wine and has been consistently our best Shiraz fruit source since 2001. The vines have an average age of 40 years, with some much older and are dry-land grown. Fermentation: Hand picked fruit, 35% with stems retained, was crushed into open vats and plunged twice daily to optimize flavour and tannin extraction. The wine was then lightly airbag pressed and transferred into French oak barriques of which 40% were new. Maturation: After 20 months of maturation the wine was lightly egg white fined and then bottled with minimal filtration. Winemaker’s comments: 2007 has proven itself as a great Hunter Valley shiraz vintage. Very low yields following on from the very hot 2006 vintage, ripened easily with only minor storm activity towards harvest. As a whole, 2007 vintage Hunter shirazes have an inherent completeness about them making them very approachable upon release, but also have the structure to reward cellaring. Tasting note: Deep crimson colour in the glass, plenty of ripe dark fruits and hints of earth, spice and licorice on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied; lush and rich with blackberry and creamy oak. This wine has an elegant long finish and is already showing great balance. Cellaring estimate: This wine has all the hallmarks that are required for long term cellaring. 20 years.
What the experts say
Tony Keys - Key Report of Wine #27 - 30th April 2010
"Explosive red. Crushed berries and cherries, pepper, sap, dusty vanilla oak and a touch of licorice. Medium-bodied but tannic, dry and punchy - and balanced. Big finish. Long-term. A big-hitter in grand style. Excellent." Score 96.
Campbell Mattinson & Gary Walsh - The Big Red Wine Book - 2009/2010
"The 2007 Alexander Munro Shiraz is matured in French barriques rather than the larger formats. It has a very deep garnet black color and a beautifully fragrant nose of allspice, cassis, violets, dried plum, star anise, cassis, cardamom and some hung meat. Very concentrated with great structure, medium-high acid and medium-firm, very fine tannins. A nice touch of earthy truffles in the very long finish. 400 cases made. Drink 2012 to 2020. " 94 Points.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - The Wine Advocate #188 - Apr 2010 "Crimson-purple hue; a particularly distinguished single vineyard wine, featuring the Hunter Valley at its very best; dark plum, cherry and blackberry fruit is framed by supple tannins and perfectly balanced oak." Rating 96 James Halliday - 2011 Australian Wine Companion Other vintages: 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 |
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