Angove Organic Shiraz 2020 (Australia)

Angove Organic Shiraz 2020 (Australia)Soft oak Raspberry Chocolate Fine tannins Rich purple red with magenta hues. Aromas of raspberry, red cherries and spice. Dark red fruits, licorice and chocolate with soft oak flavours on the palate, finishes soft with fine tannins. Angove Family Winemakers is one of Australias leading Organic winemakers. Sourced from their own Organically certified Nanya vineyard and premium certified Organic growers in the McLaren Vale region. 2020 was a challenging

• Soft oak
• Raspberry
• Chocolate
• Fine tannins

Rich purple red with magenta hues. Aromas of raspberry, red cherries and spice. Dark red fruits, licorice and chocolate with soft oak flavours on the palate, finishes soft with fine tannins.

Angove Family Winemakers is one of Australia’s leading Organic winemakers. Sourced from their own Organically certified Nanya vineyard and premium certified Organic growers in the McLaren Vale region.

2020 was a challenging vintage on many fronts. Frosts were followed by windy conditions during flowering and then a hailstorm that ripped through the region causing significant damage in early November just as the vines were hitting their prime ripening period. Thankfully, the Angove Organic Vineyard was spared much of the destruction that occurred elsewhere but yields were still significantly down. Stable, dry conditions occurred from December onwards keeping disease pressure under control and with good canopy management the vines were able to ripen their precious cargo to perfection with harvest beginning in late February and continuing to early March. Whilst yields were significantly down, 2020 will be remembered as a vintage of extremely good quality.

The grapes for this wine were harvested at night to make sure that they were as cool as possible. Crushed to both rotary and ‘sweeparm’ fermenters the grapes were then allowed to macerate for 2 days before inoculation and fermentation. Pressed off skins when optimum flavour and colour levels were achieved and allowed to go through the second malolactic fermentation. Stored on oak until assemblage the wine has then had minimal handling prior to filtration for bottling at their certified Organic winery.

Food Pairing: Spanish inspired pork Casserole, Vegan Lasagne.