Eden Road Gundagai Shiraz 2012

Description

“Canberra is an exciting region at the moment, and there are many new players hitting unthinkable heights of quality.  Winemaker Nick Spencer has demonstrated – across a whole range of styles and prices – that Eden Road Wines is a force to be reckoned with.”   Nick Stock. The Age/SMH Good Wine Guide.

The Eden Road wines all derive primarily from the ACT/NSW “High Country” regions of Canberra District, Hilltops, Gundagai and Tumbarumba.   Eden Road is supposed to suggest an ideal (as in the Garden of Eden), not a place.

Neighbouring Canberra to the west, Gundagai in one sense is a new and exciting region.  New in the sense that there a very few wines being produced, labelled and sold as Gundagai Shiraz but certainly not new in terms of viticulture.  Vines have been around in Canberra just as long as Canberra.

Climatically Gundagai shares some similarities with Canberra with very cool night time temperatures however is marginally warmer during the day.  Where spice and perfume characterise Canberra Shiraz, density and power typify Gundagai Shiraz.

The 2012 Gundagai Shiraz, sourced form a single vineyard on the Murrumbidgee River represents exactly what Gundagai Shiraz is all about.   Power and density wrapped up in a medium bodied style.

95 points James Halliday Wine Companion “Interesting wine. Has an underlying meatiness. Good depth of flavour. grunty tannin. eucalypt top notes and real power through the finish. Worth backing over both the short and long haul. “

93 points Mike Bennie. The Wine Front “…Smells great. Rustic charm. somewhere between exotic spice. clod earth. dark fruit and mixed dried herbs. Dense scents. heady and attractive. Want to drink it straight away too “ medium bodied. fine sandy tannins. shows with bright fruit but lots of savouriness. pepper in the mix and with great freshness. It slides around the palate with crispness and yet concentration. Absolute guzzler. but lots going on. ”