Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2004

Tasting Notes : 'A spectacular value from highly renowned winemaker Ben Glaetzer, the 2004 Shiraz/Grenache Wallace (70% Shiraz from 65-year-old vines and 30% Grenache from 90-year-old bush vines) was aged 12 months in neutral 300 liter barrels, primarily American. An expressive nose of ground pepper, sweet cherries, raspberries, currants, and loamy soil scents is followed by a wine of great intensity, power, elegance, and definition. This beautifully made, full-bodied, sexy, complex Australian red should drink well for 5-7 years.' 93 Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate November 2006

Producer : Glaetzer

Method of Production : Up to six separate parcels were fermented separately in two tonne open stainless steel fermenters. The Shiraz components were fermented cool and received seven to ten days on skins, hand plunged three times daily, whilst the Grenache received a warmer ferment to extract colour and tannin structure, and was hand plunged twice daily. The wines were pressed to two and three year old oak (15% French and 85% American) for malolactic fermentation before being topped for 12 months' barrel maturation.