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Five Geese Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

Previous Vintage (2016) Scored 93 Points from James Halliday Wine Companion.

Colour: Attractive deep black-red.

Aroma: Soft and rich berry fruits on the palate. Fine tannins on the finish allow the berry flavours to linger elegantly.

Palate: This is primarily from Sue’s Block 11 Shiraz at Blewitt Springs and shows the typical, more spicy and savoury style of this sub-region of McLaren Vale.

Vintage - 2017

Soil type - Sand over clay with an ironstone base

Vine Age - 52

Pruning - Cane pruning

Location - The Blewitt Springs vineyard (McLaren Vale)

Variety - 100% Shiraz

Oak - 18 months in predominately French and American oak hogsheads.

Region - McLaren Vale, 100%.

Winemaker - Mike Farmilo

Viticulturists - Sue Trott & Jonathon Trott

Serafino Black Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

Top 10 Must Try Australian Wines London Wine Competition
Gold Medal 2019 CWSA Wine Show
Gold Medal 2019 New Zealand International Wine Show
93 Points James Halliday Wine Companion
Silver Medal 2019 AWC Vienna International Wine Show
Silver Medal 2019 London Wine Competition
Silver Medal 2019 Syrah du Monde

COLOUR
Brilliant garnet with a purple hue.

BOUQUET
The aromas of this premium McLaren Vale Shiraz include distinct mocha and mulberry aromas complemented with vanilla and cedar oak.

PALATE
The palate displays distinctive McLaren vale Shiraz regional characters. The generosity of bright red fruits across the palate including blackberry, blueberry, mint, swiss dark chocolate and violets intertwined with spicy fine grained tannins. This French and American oak integrates harmoniously with the dark berry fruits, providing a full flavoured wine with layers of texture and flavour. A generous Shiraz that we believe over delivers on mouthfeel flavour and length.

CELLARING POTENTIAL
Enjoy upon release and cellar up to 2036.

FOODMATCH
We recommend your favourite cut of steak with smashed duck fat kiphler potatoes and a garden salad.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
Alc 14% pH 3.73 TA 6.4g/L

WINEMAKER NOTES
The grapes were picked at optimum flavour and intensity and delivered to the Serafino winery to be crushed and destemmed. Fermentation was completed in our four tonne open fermenters. The fermentation process of converting sugars to alcohol takes eight (8) days. During this period each fermenter is carefully pumped over twice daily, plus in the early stages we use a technique called delestage, where the juice is racked of the skins and then returned again to help with colour extraction, tannin enhancement and building the depth of flavour. At the end of primary fermentation the wine was pressed off skins and allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine is then racked to a combination of 25% new and older French and American oak hogsheads (300L), for a further 12 months.

WINEMAKER

Charles Whish/Steve Maglieri