Barossa Valley, SA
A great vintage release of John Duval's classic Barossa Shiraz. An impeccable wine from one of Australia's winemaking giants.
$44.00
The Entity is John Duval's attempt to craft more elegant rendition of Barossa Shiraz that stays true to regional expression.
The fruit is selected from great old vineyards across a variety of the Barossa and Eden Valley's sub-regions, Duval looking for balance and a more controlled version of Shiraz - something he became famous for during his days as Head Winemaker for Penfolds.
The 2019 looks in career-best form. This is the sort of wine that forms the cornerstone of a cellar. A classic wine that you can bank on for a minimum of a decade given the right conditions.
John Duval is an international winemaking legend, and one of our country's bonafide wine superstars. For 29 years he was a winemaker (16 years as chief) at Barossa Valley winery Penfolds, and was responsible during that time for putting together Grange and his signature wine, the RWT.
For the last decade plus, Duval has spent his time traversing the globe, making high-quality wines in Europe, the North-West of the USA and even Chile. But his love remains the Barossa Valley, with his private label wines representing a chance to try some stunning wines at very reasonable prices.
Now with his own label (established in 2003) in full-flight and his son Tim stepping into the family business, John's legacy as one of the Barossa Valley's finest winemakers of his generation continues to grow.
John Duval began working with old vine Barossa Shiraz when he commenced his winemaking career at Penfolds in the early 1970’s. Through the 1990’s he played a leading role in trialling maturation of old vine Barossa Shiraz in new French oak hogsheads, contrary to the established winery convention of blending Shiraz from multiple regions and maturation in American oak. The early trials led to the first release of the Penfold’s RWT Barossa Shiraz from the 1997 vintage – a wine that marked a step change moment in the style evolution of Barossa Shiraz. John’s approach to making Barossa Shiraz continues unchanged, and maturation of selected parcels of old vine fruit in French oak is fundamental to producing Entity - an elegant Shiraz that is true to the Barossa.
Blend : Shiraz (100%)
ABV : 14.50%
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2036
Bottle Size : 750ml
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Nice bark berry fruit balanced with spice. The tannins are dusty leaving the wine with a dry firm finish
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Duval is up to the mark again with his typical Barossa richness. Your price was also very competitive
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