McPherson MWC Victorian Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 6pack
Blue Gold Medal & Multi Award Winner Rated 90 Points James Halliday Victorian Shiraz Blend
Why to buy
- Top Gold & 95 Point Rated At National Wine Show Of Australia
- Blue Gold Medal Winner Sydney International
- Multi Award Winner
- 90 Points James Halliday Wine Companion
- 5 Stars Winestate Magazine
- Cool Climate Victorian Shiraz Blend Produced By Mcphersons Wines Established 1968
Tasting Notes
Rich, earthy with elegant and supple tannins this Rhone inspired wine is a lovely blend of cool-climate spice Shiraz combined with mild climate full-bodied Shiraz finely tempered by the savoury tannins of Mourvedre. This is a bold, modern Australian wine exhibiting aromas and flavours of blackberry and spice. The rich and full palate is complemented by hints of French oak leading to a seamless finish. Great to drink young, however time will reward those with patience.
Technical Notes
Fruit for the McPherson One Co. Shiraz Mourvedre was harvested from select vineyard sites within Central Victoria. The must was fermented in static red fermenters and pumped over every eight hours for the ferment’s duration. Once the ferment was dry, the resulting wine was pressed off the skins and allowed to settle before allowing as natural secondary fermentation to commence. Separate parcels of the wine were ged on French oak staves for 8 months, after which the final blending of select parcels took place. The resulting wine is ripe, complex and wonderfully rich and brooding. This is in part due to the distinct Shiraz parcels, but also as a result of the Mourvedre which imparts a fruit driven yet earthy character to the wine.
Vintage 2017 is best described as a waiting game. The season was very long with fruit slow to ripen and although the urge just to pick it all was there, we has to bide our time until we had optimal flavours and ripeness. Once I made the decision to pick the grapes came in at an orderly pace, although increased yields due to the rain in spring made the juggling game in the winery even more challenging, with tank space at a premium. We made it through our 2017 marathon 2017 vintage and are thrilled with the exceptional quality including a number of really extraordinary parcels.
Varietal - 95% Shiraz & 5% Mourvedre
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