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Dandelion VineyardsLioness of McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Shiraz
McLaren Vale, Australia
About this product
Dry, Medium Bodied style of ShirazMcLaren Vale, AustraliaLioness of McLaren Vale is sourced from Angus and Helen Tuck's vineyard located in the subregion of Bakers Gully. Here mature Shiraz vines populate or perish, in the ironstone pebble laden clay loam, over ancient Kurrajong Formation geology, a silica cemented conglomerate most suited to grow Shiraz.
After hand picking whole bunches of our Lioness of McLaren Vale in mid-March our winemaker Elena Brooks let the whole bunches ferment together in open top fermenters with ambient yeasts and hand plunging for 12 days, before basket pressing into some new (20%) but predominately older French Oak barriques, to the mature for a further 18 months in the same oak, before bottling without fining or filtration to capture the essence of the vineyard. Although ready to drink the Lioness of McLaren Vale will also reward cellaring and decanting.
After hand picking whole bunches of our Lioness of McLaren Vale in mid-March our winemaker Elena Brooks let the whole bunches ferment together in open top fermenters with ambient yeasts and hand plunging for 12 days, before basket pressing into some new (20%) but predominately older French Oak barriques, to the mature for a further 18 months in the same oak, before bottling without fining or filtration to capture the essence of the vineyard. Although ready to drink the Lioness of McLaren Vale will also reward cellaring and decanting.
Lioness of McLaren Vale is sourced from Angus and Helen Tuck's vineyard located in the subregion of Bakers Gully. Here mature Shiraz vines populate or perish, in the ironstone pebble laden clay loam, over ancient Kurrajong Formation geology, a silica cemented conglomerate most suited to grow Shiraz.
After hand picking whole bunches of our Lioness of McLaren Vale in mid-March our winemaker Elena Brooks let the whole bunches ferment together in open top fermenters with ambient yeasts and hand plunging for 12 days, before basket pressing into some new (20%) but predominately older French Oak barriques, to the mature for a further 18 months in the same oak, before bottling without fining or filtration to capture the essence of the vineyard. Although ready to drink the Lioness of McLaren Vale will also reward cellaring and decanting.
After hand picking whole bunches of our Lioness of McLaren Vale in mid-March our winemaker Elena Brooks let the whole bunches ferment together in open top fermenters with ambient yeasts and hand plunging for 12 days, before basket pressing into some new (20%) but predominately older French Oak barriques, to the mature for a further 18 months in the same oak, before bottling without fining or filtration to capture the essence of the vineyard. Although ready to drink the Lioness of McLaren Vale will also reward cellaring and decanting.
Medium bodied red wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often medium in colour.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750ML
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Current Vintage2019
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameDandelion Vineyards
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
Vintage 2019
95 points Wine Orbit
Superbly rich and sumptuous, the wine shows black/blueberry, vanillin oak, warm spice and floral aromas on the nose with a light dusting of cocoa. It’s powerfully expressed yet graceful and velvety, offering terrific concentration and plush texture, making it delicious and immensely appealing. At its best: now to 2034.
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Vintage 2019
93 points
A beautifully crafted wine showing generous lashings of typical McLaren Vale dark fruited flavour, a touch of barrel-char, a hint of mint, all smoothed to a refined finish by astute oak handling.
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