Australia

Barossa Valley

Medium

Cork

Deliberately lean and understated with 13% alcohol, this is a cool and calculated model of Shiraz, speaking in a soft voice but not lacking the complexity or nuance of a more robust expression. Previously packaged as Birdsong Shiraz, this Estate blend is a complex union of many components from a dozen areas across Alkina’s Greenock estate; individual fruit parcels had between 50% and 80% whole bunches in ferments, then matured for 12 months in a variety of concrete tulips, old oak foudres and a concrete amphora. The intricate flavour lines are long and persistent, finishing gently with a tickle of fine-grained tannins. A clever exercise of less force showing more strength.

Shiraz

Alkina, Estate Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, 2024

Deliberately lean and understated with 13% alcohol, this is a cool and calculated model of Shiraz, speaking in a soft voice but 

Alkina, Estate Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, 2024

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