
Bimbadgen Signature 2019 Shiraz
2019 Shiraz
Description
A wine of regional style and intense flavour – only the best fruit ends up in the Signature. 2019 marked the third consecutive vintage in the Hunter Valley that has produced outstanding wines. A vintage typifed by warm, dry conditions. This Signature Shiraz has seen 4 years of bottle age before release, allowing the wine to mature and develop while still showing great freshness and poise. A classic savoury Hunter Valley Shiraz.
Details
- Vintage2019
- TypeRed Wine
- VarietyShiraz
- Volume750ml
- Alcohol Volume14.1%
- pH
3.50
- Acidity
6.7g/L
- Maturation
16 months in new and old French Barriques
- ClosureScrewCap
- Bottling Date
5th June, 2020
- Harvest Date
24th-30th January, 2019
- Background
Bimbadgen McDonalds Road and Palmers Lane Vineyards
- Vintage Notes
2019 marked the third consecutive vintage in the Hunter Valley that has produced outstanding wines. A vintage typifed by warm, dry conditions. This Signature Shiraz has seen 4 years of bottle age before release, allowing the wine to mature and develop while still showing great freshness and poise. A classic savoury Hunter Valley Shiraz.
- Tasting Notes
Fruit crushed into stainless steel fermenter and inoculated with a neutral yeast strain. Regular pump overs for colour and tannin extraction throughout fermentation before being pressed into French oak barriques.
- Colour
Deep garnet
- Bouquet
Black cherry, brambly blue fruits and subtle oak
- Palate
Concentrated dark berries packed around spicy oak, balanced by a fine line of acidity and silky tannins
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
10+ years