| Products |
2008 III Associates Descendant of Squid Ink Shiraz -
750ml
(Gold Medal & Trophy Winner McLaren Vale Wineshow 2009)
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| Winemaker |
Brian Light |
| Vintage |
2008 |
| Variety |
100% Shiraz |
| Region |
McLaren Vale 100% |
| Bottled |
October 2009 |
| Maturation |
9 Months in Old Vessels |
| Alcohol |
14.5% |
This wine inherits all the luxurious McLaren Vale Shiraz fruit characteristics that you have come to expect from Squid Ink, but without the influence of new American oak. With the emphasis being on fruit quality, we only selected fruit from our multi award winning Squid Ink block. As there is no dominate oak to hide behind you will find this wine to be full of fruit and spice flavours.
| Tasting Notes |
March 2009 |
| Colour |
Deep Red with a Purple Tinge |
| Nose |
As the wine is unoaked the nose is dominated by fruit aromas of ripe berries (blackberry and raspberry), ripe plum and some spicy notes. |
| Palate |
Full and round with ripe berry, plum and spicy flavours to the fore. The wine shows good concentration of the flavours. |
| Potential |
Medium cellaring. |
Why Descendant of Squid Ink?
A style produced in the region for decades, but sadly these days neglected, with most producers committing their best fruit to new oak. To compliment our superb Squid Ink range this wine is produced solely from fruit from our Squid Ink vineyard but made in the older style – for us, something new. Enriched with full flavours of blackberry, plum and spice, this wine has a long finish creating a classic Shiraz.
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Register Your Interest
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McLaren Vale Premium Wines
130 Main Road
(PO Box 692)
McLaren Vale, SA, 5171
Tel: (08) 8323 7940
Fax: (08) 8323 7422
Freecall: 1800 501 513
Email: winery@associates.com.au
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