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2007 Heathcote 'Merindoc' Single Vineyard ShirazCurrent Vintage 2007The 2007 Merindoc Shiraz opens with complex wild-ferment aromas of truffles, bramble and blackberries, with a dark chocolate wrap of fine French oak. The inky, dark wine shows an array of intense black fruits and plums on a focused palate that builds in the mouth. The finish is decidedly savoury, textured and long, with a balance of acid and well-integrated tannins that give distinction to the wine. The VineyardAfter hand-harvesting the smallest berries from the block, the 3.5 tonne parcel was delivered to winemaker Sergio Carlei and vinifi ed in a single wooden fermenter with indigenous yeasts over a period of more than 30 days. It was then basket pressed and transferred to French oak from several different coopers and matured for 14 months before being blended and bottled under screwcap without fining or filtration. 250 cases were produced. The WinemakingThe Merindoc Vineyard Shiraz fruit is from a small, amphitheatre shaped block of 7.4 acres nestled in the southern foothills of the Heathcote region. The single clone PT23 was planted on SO4 and Telecki 5C rootstock, on a VSP trellis at a density of 700 vines per acre in 1995. The soils are granitic; ironstone washed through with granite sand over yellow and black cracking clays. Technical dataAlcohol: 13.5% Bottle: $65 Current Vintage ReviewsMerindoc Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz 2008 A Whopping 95 Points from Halliday Previous Vintage ReviewsShelmerdine Wine Dinner 'One of the beacon wines of the Heathcote region' Campbell Mattinson & Gary Walsh The Big Red Wine Book, 2009/10. 'Beautifully Crafted' '94 Points' 'Natural, unhurried, Rolls Royce Winemaking' 'Brooding and mesmerising wine of enormous personality' 'The 2005 release is the one' 'Incredibly complex nose' 'Not just a wine - this is an experience' 'The flavour builds like a whirlwind on the palate' |