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Paradox Shiraz

A wet winter and dry spring resulted in smaller berries and bunches, producing grapes of great aromatics and flavour. A long and mild summer with very few heat spikes and cool nights, has contributed to a wine of great balance and beauty.

Made with little intervention, the 2015 Paradox Shiraz used small parcels of grapes fermented with wild yeast in French open top oak vats. The ferment naturally gets warm, allowing the fruit flavours and textures to express themselves, while the tannin extraction is minimal. Natural malolactic fermentation occurs in oak, the majority of which is old and larger format puncheons.

Tasting notes :

An inky crimson wine with complex aromas full of freshly baked plum cake crushed black pepper, violets and fennel with hints of blueberries. The palate is lush with layers of velvet, great structure and flavours reminiscent of satsuma plums, olives, black pepper and anise.The wine finishes savoury and is driven by fine powdery tannins. A great match with Grilled lamb backstrap with chimichurri & roasted potatoes