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Whistler Shiver Down My Spine Shiraz 2020
WBVSHZ20-1EA
WBVSHZ21

Whistler Shiver Down My Spine Shiraz 2020

Barossa Valley, Australia
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About this Wine

 
country Australia
region Barossa Valley
variety Shiraz/Syrah
Style Red (Full Bodied)
vintage 2020
closure Screwcap
Alcohol vol. 14
volume 750
Brands Whistler
 

Tasting Notes

Aroma

Bursting with blackcurrant and blueberries, this wine shows the typical characters found in the Western side of the Barossa-chocolate/mocha and black pepper, but with a surprising freshness to the wine. Frankincense and blackberries jump out of the glass, along with a slight leafiness, which comes from the whole bunch component in the wine.

Palate

Soft and juicy on the palate, but with a backbone of tannin from the whole bunches that draws the wine across the palate giving it length and precision.

Vinification

Our Purple Hands crew hand pick the fruit into half- tonne picking bins, then foot stomp the fruit to burst the berries and encourage the natural fermentation to commence. 20% of this wine was fermented as whole bunch in this way, with the balance fermented on skins for 16 days in old concrete fermenters. Basket pressed to a 3,000L and 2,500L French oak foudre for for 12 months, before bottling with no fining.

Cellaring Potential

Ready to drink now or cellar for 5-10 years.

Region Notes

100% of the fruit is sourced from our vineyards surrounding our Cellar Door, grown using organic and biodynamic practices in the vineyard. Hand picked by our loyal mailing list customers, the Purple Hands crew, the majority ofthe majority ofthis wine comes from our grafted this wine comes from our grafted Shiraz blocks, with the balance coming from the older plantings of Shiraz on our vineyard.
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Reviews

  • Dave Brookes
    1

    Estate-grown shiraz grown using organic and biodynamic practices in the vineyard. 20% whole bunches. Bright plum and dark berry fruits, exotic spice, roasting meats, citrus rind and assorted herbs. Medium bodied with meat-edged plummy fruit to the fore, cut with spice and light, gravelly tannin providing support. Spicy, chewy plum fruit abounds on the finish. Points: 91/100

    James Halliday Wine Companion 2023 ∙ 3rd Aug 2022

  • Mike Bennie
    1

    Beefy red of inkiness, Bonox, rancio fruit n nut characters, dried fruits, fig, date, chocolate and glace cherries. It’s brooding and dense, dark fruited, bullies then stains the palate with its inky presence, though the finish is a little lemony and whips things away a bit quickly. Clumsy, but fun, fuller figured thing.

    The Wine Front ∙ 1st Aug 2021

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