2005 Vintage
Region: Barossa Valley
Grapes: Shiraz
Veritas Winery was established in 1955 by Rolf Heinrich Binder. The winery tradition is now continued by Rolf and Christa, as brother and sister winemakers jointly awarded Barossa Winemakers of the year 2005. In 2005 on the 50th Anniversary, Veritas became Rolf Binder Wines.
The Hanisch Shiraz is the flagship wine of Rolf Binder Wines. It presents an intensely expressive Shiraz with full ripe body and deep ruby colour. It is a very big wine that takes a little time to open up and more than rewards the patient user.
The 2005 Hanisch Shiraz
Winter 2004 produced above average rainfall, followed by a warm Spring producing good flowering weather with the late November Spring rains. Summer started with a cool December, rains in January and a dry February. A warm Autumn caused an early vintage with all grape varieties ripening at once. The quality of the 2005 vintage is sure to be ranked as one of the best on record, after 2002, with all varieties showing strongly.
Vinification
In the winery cellar we like to let the vineyard speak and show itself. The grapes are fermented in one batch and the fermentation is managed for at least six to eight days on skins. The grapes are then pressed and the free run juice is added back. During the fermentation we will ferment some of the juice in new oak barrels for twenty four hours, and then pump this juice back into the fermentation. The barrel will be washed and then refilled for another fermentation. After the fermentation is complete we let the secondary malo-lactic fermentation occur naturally in the barrel.
In the January of the year following crushing we taste all of the barrels, and then blend together ‘like’ barrels. These blends are put back into oak for another twelve months, and then reassessed for final blending. The wine is handled with minimal interference and bottled after a very gentle filtering. 500 cases produced.
Winemakers Comments
“A deep red-purple, this is a very rich fruit-forward wine, showing some oak and spice. An immediate attack of fruit with depth. It is not overpowering, but harmonious, with a rich core of firmness that makes it stand out. A great wine with harmony and depth, and a lovely persistence of fruit.” Rolf Binder
Reviews
Supple, generous and impressively long. Offers beautifully delineated blueberry, plum and blackberry fruit, shaded with hints of clove and white pepper, finishing with a creamy texture. Best from 2008 through 2017.” 94 Points Wine Spectator 2007
An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase, and consume. 98 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate 2007
Technical data
Acidity 6.05g/l
PH 3.49
Alcohol: 14.5%
Ratings:
98 Points Wine Advocate 2005 Vintage
95 Points Wine Advocate 2004 Vintage
97 Points Wine Advocate 2003 Vintage
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