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Sons of Eden Zephyrus Shiraz 2018

$34.99

Last of this vintage. 96 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.

The 2018 is a  blend of 14 unique individual Shiraz parcels, minuscule yields 1 – 2.5tonnes/ acre from old vines up to 60 years old grown throughout the Barossa Region. The blend of cooler climate Eden Valley Shiraz (55% Moculta, Craneford, Flaxman Valley ) and warmer climate Barossa Valley Shiraz (45% Seppeltsfield, Ebenezer, Moppa) 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 10 to 60%, then after 20-25 days on skins each ferment was pressed into a mix of new (45%) and seasoned French oak hogsheads. After a maturation of 15 months the wine was blended, naturally clarified and bottled without finings or filtration.

Deep crimson in colour with a perfumed spicy mix of wild-berry and dried Spring herbs. The palate is richly concentrated with a focused red fruit core surrounded by delicious, supple layered tannins. What a fine effort.. this is seriously underrated shiraz

96 points, James Halliday “14 parcels from across the Eden (55%) and Barossa Valleys (45%) vinified with a multitude of techniques and an overarching 15 months maturation in French hogsheads (40% new). The oak is obvious, but so too is the depth of the blackberry and licorice fruit.”

93 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front “Rich supple style offering plenty of dark cherry, blackberry and chocolate with spicy creamy oak on top and some mint and floral perfume. Dense tannin, kind of savoury, saline and toasty too, with a pretty long and spicy finish.”

RRP $47   *Our Price $34.99 – Last of this vintage.

(New 2019 vintage also available as Special Buy – Click here)

Additional information

Producer

Sons of Eden

Variety

Shiraz

Region or Country

Australia, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley

Vintage

2018

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