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The Old FaithfulTop Of The Hill Shiraz 2007
About this product
McLaren Vale is home to old vine plantings, with the earliest known plantings dating back to 1862 and referred as “The Old Faithful”. The vines used for this wine are over 40 years old and perched at the “Top of the Hill” in the north of McLaren Vale with commanding views and hard schist loam soils. These have natural low vigour and produced some of the best Shiraz of the vintage. After harvesting, the grapes undergo cold soak in an open tank then ferment slowly over a week or more. On pressing, the wine is transferred to 100% new French oak barrels to complete fermentation and add structure to the wine. Bottled with light filtration, no fining.
McLaren Vale is home to old vine plantings, with the earliest known plantings dating back to 1862 and referred as “The Old Faithful”. The vines used for this wine are over 40 years old and perched at the “Top of the Hill” in the north of McLaren Vale with commanding views and hard schist loam soils. These have natural low vigour and produced some of the best Shiraz of the vintage. After harvesting, the grapes undergo cold soak in an open tank then ferment slowly over a week or more. On pressing, the wine is transferred to 100% new French oak barrels to complete fermentation and add structure to the wine. Bottled with light filtration, no fining.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.50%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameThe Old Faithful
- Food MatchBeef
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2007
94 points www.winecompanion.com.au
Retains good, bright colour; the bouquet is pure McLaren Vale, dark berry fruits and dark chocolate; the palate flavours follow on in similar fashion, but it is the texture that is so compelling particularly in a tough vintage such as '07.
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