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Wine Description
The Story
The Cabernet Sauvignon for Grant Burge’s flagship Shadrach has been sourced entirely from Barossa vineyards, where he believes the conditions are perfect for growing super-premium Cabernet Sauvignon with great finesse, intensity and structure. The fruit for the 2008 Shadrach is sourced from Grant’s Corryton Park vineyard, high in the cool-climate Eden Valley, and blended seamlessly with fruit from the Barossa Valley floor with its concentrated rich fruit flavours.
THE WINEMAKING:
The wine underwent traditional fermentation in open stainless steel static fermenters for eight days, with a portion of fruit left on skins to undergo extended maceration to develop its structure and longevity. The balance underwent primary and malolactic fermentation in French oak, and then matured in new and two year old oak for a further 21 months. It has spent 2 years in bottle before its release.
Wine Information
{THE FRUIT}
The Cabernet Sauvignon for Grant Burge’s flagship Shadrach has been sourced entirely from Barossa vineyards, where he believes the conditions are perfect for growing super-premium Cabernet Sauvignon with great finesse, intensity and structure. The 2006 Shadrach is true Cabernet class, with fruit sourced from both Grant’s Corryton Park vineyard, high in the Eden Valley, one of the coolest places in the Barossa region, and blended seamlessly with fruit from the Barossa floor with its concentrated rich fruit flavours. The 2005/06 growing season was cooler and with good spring rains the Cabernet fruit was exceptional, harvesting commenced once the grapes reached suitable ripening of around 14.5° Baumè.
{THE WINEMAKING}
The wine underwent traditional fermentation in open stainless steel static fermenters for seven days, with a portion of the fruit left on skins to undergo extended maceration to develop its structure and longevity. The balance underwent primary and malolactic fermentation in French oak, the wine was then matured in new and two year old oak for a further 20 months before bottling. It has spent 1 ½ years in bottle before its release.
{THE COMMENTS}
The palate is round and luscious with flavours following from the nose of blackberry, ripe plums with complex layers of chocolate, coffee and a little spice and meatiness. A powerful flavoursome wine, with elegant French oak tannins and displaying exceptional length. The 2006 Shadrach is the epitome of Barossa Cabernet, this wine will age gracefully for 15 - 18 years, and is ideally matched to aged beef or game dishes such as venison.
