The Old Faithful
Top Of The Hill Shiraz 2010

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Wine styleDry, Full Bodied style of ShirazRegionMcLaren Vale, Australia
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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,
Taste profile
Full Bodied
Full Bodied
Full Bodied
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Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry
Dry
Dry
Dry
Dry
Dry
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Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.

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