Kay BrothersBlock Six McLaren Vale Shiraz
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Kay Brothers Block 6 vineyard faces east and rows run north south with significant undulation. The present 1.5 hectares comprises a corner of red loam, some heavy clay in the middle of the block and gravely alluvial soils on the lower side. The underlying “South Maslin Sands” geology is extremely complex containing layers of glauconite, limestone, sandstone and siltstone. The wine is a regional and Australian icon that must be experienced and part of any serious wine collection.
Kay Brothers Block 6 vineyard faces east and rows run north south with significant undulation. The present 1.5 hectares comprises a corner of red loam, some heavy clay in the middle of the block and gravely alluvial soils on the lower side. The underlying “South Maslin Sands” geology is extremely complex containing layers of glauconite, limestone, sandstone and siltstone. The wine is a regional and Australian icon that must be experienced and part of any serious wine collection.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750ML
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Current Vintage2021* - Vintage is not guaranteed and may vary store to store or when delivered.
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameKay Brothers
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
Vintage 2017
95 points The Wine Front
Vintage 2017
97 points Halliday Wine Companion
Block 6 is a 1.4ha east-facing block of 125yo vines with very complex soils. Hand-picked, crushed and destemmed, 11 days on skins, matured for 20 months in French and American puncheons (40% new). If ever there was an iron fist in a velvet glove this is it, but with one qualification: the iron fist was created by a master sculptor, the wine quite special, and fully deserving its price.
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