Description
The Jarrah Shiraz is only made in small volumes, using carefully selected premium fruit from the estate's oldest Shiraz vines, planted in 1971. Traditional fermentation in small open vessels, with 19 months in french oak.
Elegant and light on its feet and – considering it's a 2017 vintage – the fruit flavours are bouncing like a baby! Deep and dark in the glass, this has a perfumed nose of red and black cherries, smoky dried plums, black pepper, a delicious cigar box note and a touch of dried oregano and fennel in the background. On the mouth it has delicious flavours of ripe red plums, cherries and cranberries, with a delicate leathery oak and a long, spicy black pepper finish.
Producer Information: Alkoomi Wines
The Alkoomi vineyards and winery are located in the Frankland River district of Western Australia’s Great Southern wine region and is one of Western Australia's largest family owned and operated wine producers. Frankland River pioneers, Merv and Judy Lange, established Alkoomi in 1971 and in 2010 handed the reins over to their daughter Sandy and her husband Rod Hallett.
Frankland River is inland and northerly, where cool nights and warm days with long sunlight hours provide a Mediterranean climate. Ironstone-based gravels and duplex sandy loams lie over clay sub-soils derived from granitic outcrops. These have weathered over time to create the undulating rolling hills that define the region.
James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion has given Alkoomi Wines a ‘Red 5 Star’ rating, a highly coveted recognition bestowed only on outstanding wineries which regularly produce wines of excellent quality.
