2005 Vintage
Region: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Grapes: Shiraz
Winemaking
This is only the fourth Reserve Shiraz that we have released. The other years were 2000, 2003 and 2004. Vintage in 2005 was 2 to 3 weeks early producing possibly the best Shiraz fruit grown at Paringa Estate. 2005 saw a small addition of a small amount of viognier fruit that was co-fermented with the Shiraz, the wine was then aged for 15 months in new French oak barriques prior to bottling.
Tasting Notes
The bouquet has Paringa Estates distinctive cracked black pepper/spice characters combined with subtle viognier aromatics. The palate has rich spicy blackberry and plum characters combined with firm fine grained tannins that provides excellent structure and length that will reward careful cellaring. An outstanding wine from a very special vintage
Technical Notes
Harvested: 28th, 29th April 2005
Brix at harvest: tba
Total Acidity: tba gm/l
Wine pH: tba
Alcohol: 14.5%
Cellaring: 6 - 10 years
Winemaker: Lindsay McCall
History
Paringa Estate has established itself over the past 15 years as one of the leading quality small producers in Australia - a position further reinforced by winning:
Australian Winery of the Year James Halliday’s 2007 Wine Companion
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