2006 Oliverhill Clarendon Shiraz
Grape Variety: Shiraz
Region: McLaren Vale, Australia
Food pairing: Grilled duck breasts with blueberry-sage sauce
To all of us a half a world away from the Australian continent, this country often seems like a "big produc
tion" place, where rivers of critter wines must flow for miles on end. Walking past the case-stacks of our big-name Aussie brands, we often forget that Australia has its little guys too. And these little guys are making some truly unique, hand-selected and hand-crafted wines. In McLaren Vale, there is a stretch of dirt along Seaview Road along which some of the best fruit in the continent is grown. This fruit makes it into the likes of Penfolds Grange and Rosemount's Balmoral, among others, and right smack in the middle of all of this is a tiny winery called Oliverhill.Here, the grapes are cropped back to only two tons per acre before they're harvested, fermented, and aged in 20% new oak for 16 months. The resulting wine strikes a balance between smoky, earthy flavors and black and blue berry fruits with a nice structure that should allow it to age well for at least five or six years to come.
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