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Sons of Eden Zephyrus Shiraz 2015

$34.99

Extraordinary 2015 vintage. 97 points, Halliday.

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Description

Sons of Eden co-owners, Corey Ryan (“cut his teeth” as winemaker at Henschke for 10 yrs) winemaker and Simon Cowham (ex-viticulturist Yalumba) have come up trumps again with this impressive vintage.

This time honoured blend is Sons of Eden’s offering to Zephyrus, Greek God of the West Wind, who is often depicted as a horse due to the speed attributed to this majestic animal. The vineyards of the Greater Barossa are regularly buffeted by cooling Westerly winds creating an ideal temperature range in which to slowly ripen.

This wine is a blend of 20 different individual Shiraz parcels, made from fruit grown from throughout the Barossa. The blend of cooler climate Eden Valley Shiraz (60%) and warmer climate Barossa Valley Shiraz (40%), combine beautifully to enhance the palate structure and aromatics.

An array of fermentation techniques, were utilised all involving extended skin contact and gentle hand-plunging. Each of the fermentations retained varying levels of whole-bunch fruit clusters from 5 to 50%, then after 20-25 days on skins each ferment was pressed into a mix of new and seasoned French oak hogsheads. After a maturation of 18 months the wine was blended, naturally clarified and bottled without finings or filtration.

Deep in colour with a lifted bouquet of seductive wild berry fruits complemented by spicy dried herb nuances. The palate is richly concentrated with a focused red fruit core surrounded by delicious, supple layered tannins.   14% Alc.

Drink till 2025.

97 points, James Halliday, 1/5/17 “From 18-60+yo vines in the Barossa (61%) and Eden Valleys (39%), various ferments, varying levels of whole bunch inclusion, all involving extended skin contact, matured in new and used French hogsheads for 18 months. A seriously complex and intense wine, combining raw power and finesse on the prodigiously long palate, piano keys from all parts of the keyboard being played from the opening stanza to the aftertaste, sour cherries and dried herbs, licorice and black pepper soprano to the bass of blackberry, in a coruscating display of daring to be different shiraz.”

RRP $47

Additional information

Producer

Sons of Eden

Variety

Shiraz

Region or Country

Australia, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley

Vintage

2015

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