This Shiraz was made with fruit from Gemtree's own estate vineyards in the McLaren Vale appellation of South Australia. The red fruit was co-fermented with 5% Viognier to enhance the aromatics of the wine.
This Shiraz is a deep garnet color with a bright edge. It offers up a solid bouquet of violets, blackberry liquer, plums and raspberries, nuanced by cracked white pepper and spice cake. The wine shows good medium to full-body, with mild tannins, and a juicy squirt of tart acidity adding brightness. Hints of anise and chocolate reveal themselves on the palate, adding more interest to the lush berry, ripe cherry, plum, and pomegranate fruits. There is a nice contrast between the tasteful peppery spice notes and the candied floral flavors that are etched on the palate by fine tannins. A solid finish brings everything together with sweet red and blue fruits leading the way, followed by violet, pepper, and cocao/vanilla oak. The nice acidity bats cleanup.
An excellent, elegant Shiraz for $15, which delivers all the ripe forward fruit and spice you expect from the genre, but with above-average sophistication and complexity. Great as a stand-alone, but has enough acidity and reserve to pair well with boldly flavored meat dishes - I am thinking marinated tri-tip right now...
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