Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz

Wine information: The fruit for Grant Burge's Iconic Meshach Shiraz is carefully handpicked from the Filsell Vineyard where the vines are nearing 100 years old. Smaller parcels are also sourced from even older premium vines in the Barossa to add further complexities to the wine. The age of these vines means Meshach is made from fruit with tremendous concentration and intensity. The 2004/5 growing season saw average winter rainfall and good summer rains with mild ripening conditions which saw slightly above average crops of excellent quality; giving rise to powerful and stylish Shiraz wines.After crushing, the juice was fermented down to a Baumé of approximately 1°, then pressed before being transferred to barrel, mainly American and a small portion of French oak hogsheads, to complete primary and secondary fermentation. After the wine was racked and the barrels cleaned, the wine was returned to the same oak for 22 months maturation. The wine was then bottled and aged for another three years before release.

Tasting Notes: Grant Burge 2005 Meshach shows great depth and intensity in the dark red colouring of the wine, together with its youthful purple hues. The wine shows intense lift from the glass with a complex array of aromas including; raspberry coulis, Irish moss, old leather, and some subtle confectionary marshmallow like notes. These aromas are complimented with cocoa powder, milk chocolate, a hint of bitumen, sweeter tar characters and fresh green pine needles. The palate is sumptuous and carries on with flavours of swiss chocolate, savoury spices, raspberry fruit, a hint of toasted oak and bushfire ash. The powerful palate shows a complex combination of flavours, with excellent length and balance; this 2005 Meshach will not disappoint. As with the Meshach’s gone before it, the elegant 2005 vintage should be enjoyed on special occasions and will appeal to the collector in you. Grant Burge Wines flagship Shiraz has an ageing potential upward of 20 years with careful cellaring.

Reviews: “Rating 96. Deep crimson-purple; at this stage the wine is full-bodied, compact and thickly textured, the flavours deep and layered in black fruit spectrum; the abundanat tannins and oak are in perfect balance with the fruit, and a recent verticle tasting put beyond doubt the great future this wine has. Once past its tenth birthday (cork permitting) it will reach its plateau of supple perfection that will last at least another decade.” James Halliday - Australian Wine Companian 2011 Edition.

 
     

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