Winemakers
Adam Eggins
Technical Data
Acidity
7.17
Alcohol
14.5%
Sugar
1.1 g/L
Wakefield Wines
Wakefield Wines
Jaraman Shiraz 2016
Background
Australia’s iconic wine regions provide great diversity. With the Jaraman range we search for parcels of extraordinary fruit to craft wines that showcase their distinctive regional characteristics and style, whilst showcasing the skill and dedication of our winemakers to their philosophy of ‘respect the fruit’. The word Jaraman derives from an Aboriginal term for ‘seahorse’ that is found within a number of Australian Aboriginal languages and dialect groups. The significance of the seahorse icon dates back to the early days in Taylors Wine history when, whilst digging the first dam on the property, the family unearthed tiny fossilised seahorses.
Appellation
Clare Valley & McLaren Vale, Australia
Varietal Composition
100% Shiraz
Vintage Notes
Fairly warm vintage but steady ripening. Above average yields but amazing depth of flavor.
Winemaking
Cold soaked at 5°C for 5 days. Left to warm up for a day and then innoculated. Pumped over twice daily. Pressed when primary fermentation completed. Innoculated with malolactic fermentation. Put to 50% new American oak for 18 months.
Tasting Notes
There are lifted aromas of red berry and cherry fruit along with subtle black olive and spice. This is a rich, full-bodied wine with intense flavors of ripe red berry fruit, violets and attractive oak characters of roasted coffee beans and dark chocolate. Overall, the wine is well balanced with complex, well-integrated tannins providing the palate with an intense, persistent length.
