2019 Adelina Shiraz Mataro
Clare Valley, SA
One of our most popular red wines - modern Clare Valley at its best!
$26.00
Out of Stock
This has lots going for it.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
The Adelina Shiraz Mataro showcases the exquisite old vine Clare Valley fruit that Jen Gardner and Col McBryde have at their disposal.
Over half of the fruit is sourced from vineyards 100+ years old, these are some of the Clare Valley's most precious and respected vineyards.
The wine itself is treated with the typical Adelina care: wild ferments, gentle handling, and this year a portion fermented in concrete. This is yet another remarkable release, delivering a flavour-packed yet elegant representation of old-vine Clare Valley fruit.
As a complete package, this is unbeatable value and one of the best pound-for-pound reds in the Clare Valley.
About Adelina
Col McBryde and Jennie Gardner are Adelina. A pair of smart cookies, each rocking a PhD in microbiology and between them some pretty serious winemaking chops. Together, they have formed one of the Clare Valley's most exciting wineries.
From what was a small operation that began in 2002, slowly but surely the Adelina brand has been picking up steam.
There is a delicacy and purity inherent in every wine they produce. From opulent old vine Shiraz and Mataro, to one of the country's most excellent Nebbiolo and a set of scintillating Rieslings, there is a sense of class and refinement to the whole project.
These meticulously crafted, beautifully presented wines are just a joy to drink.
Clare Valley, SA
From The Producer
BASIC VITI INFO:
Predominantly from vines planted between 1910’s and 1930’s. Typically red sandy sites on clay base, slate and limestone predominate as well. Elevation varies between 430-460m. All within a close proximity of the Adelina Estate vineyard.
WINEMAKING:
destemmed/50% berries crushed, fermented in concrete, maceration between 9 and 27 days. 10 months in 700l neutral oak (55%) and concrete (45%). Shiraz and Mataro were fermented separately, due to ripening times, blended post ferment.
3.57 / 5.82 g/l TA / 13.7%
5,832 bottles produced.
Blend : Shiraz, Mataro
ABV : 13.7%
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2028
Clare Valley, SA
Critic Reviews
"This has lots going for it. Rich perfume of dark berries, sweet earth, dried flowers, very aromatic but feels kind of savoury. The palate is the same, bloody and rich, hewn with sheets of grippy, grunty tannins, upfront whips away quickly, feels tight, the finish a cavalcade of tumbling tannin, gamey fruit, piquant, tactile spice and minerally stony qualities. Boom. That somewhat missing front palate might just be the go now, but we get something serious to finish. I like it, all up." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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