2023 Giant Squid Ink Shiraz – NEW RELEASE

Name
With our love for the ocean and the stunning coastline on the cusp of McLaren Vale being the reason to call this fantastic little town home it made sense to honour that with a name for our Flagship Reserve. Sharing the same rarity as the sightings of the Giant Squid Ink of the ocean, to taste our Giant Squid Ink Shiraz is the opportunity of a lifetime and so we named it after just that.

Vineyard
This Estate owned vineyard is the epitome of what defines one of the greatest vineyards in Australia where the famous Black Bay of Biscay Clay soil consistently ensures fantastic depth of colour and flavour. Positioned at about 120m above sea level and 8kms inland this North/ South facing vineyard in the heart of McLaren Vale is referred to by some local friends as ‘Mayfair’. Implementing sustainable viticulture and having true respect for the value of our vineyards and the fruit they create we site select each parcel we deem to be outstanding and split pick it at harvest separating what we believe to be the most prestigious fruit of the vineyard for the Giant Squid Ink.

Winery
In the winery the Giant Squid Ink Shiraz fruit is treated with utmost respect, ensuring quality from start to finish. In open ferments the fruit has a 3-day cold soak prior to slow, cool (18 degree) fermentation for gentle extraction of colour, flavour and tannin into the wine. Following fermentation, the wine is then matured in the finest of new French and American oak barrels for 28 months.

Wine Details & Tasting Notes

Winemaker:
Campbell Greer

Vintage:
2023

Variety:
Shiraz 100%

Maturation:
28 months in 80% New French Oak Hogsheads/5% New American Oak Hogsheads, 15% older oak.

Region:
McLaren Vale 100%

Alcohol:
14.5%

Colour: Deep, dark, rich colour still showing a glimmer of a purple hue.

Nose: At the nose, it explodes from the glass with a presence and charm of rich flavoursome dark berry intensity, wrapped in an earthy sweet tobacco.

Palate: An opulent power of lush and silky fruit moves across the palate leaving a wonderful fine textured tannin carrying the length of flavour to the end.

This wine, like our lives, is wonderful in youth, but with patience and development of the wines fruit, along with the integration of the finest of oak this wine will also age wonderfully and reward those that wait.

Potential: 15+ years