Villiera Shiraz 2002

The wine displays a deep red colour with loads of ripe fruit and spice on the nose, including pepper, dark berries and vanilla. On the palate it has layers of flavour and finishes elegantly.

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variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Villiera Wines

winemaker : Jeff Grier

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.03 % vol rs : 2.63 g/l pH : 3.55 ta : 5.7 g/l va : 0.53 g/l so2 : 84 mg/l fso2 : 41 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2001 - International Michelangelo Awards, 2002, Gold Medal
2001 - Veritas, 2002, Silver Medal
1999 - JOHN PLATTER Wine Guide, 2001, 4 Stars
1997 - Veritas 1997, Gold Medal

ageing : Although drinkable now it should keep for a further 5 years.

in the cellar : The 2002 vintage was an excellent red wine vintage for Villiera with excellent potential for maturation. Our new â€œbush vineâ€ vineyard was blended with our small block of old â€œbush vineâ€ Shiraz, to create an intensely flavoured Shiraz in larger quantities than before, malolactic occurred partially in barrel after which it was racked out and blended with the balance. The blend was then racked into a mix of French and American oak barrels (40% new) for a period of 10 months.

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