Wyndham Estate George Wyndham Founder's Reserve Shiraz / Grenache

Wine information: Wyndham Estate is located in the Hunter Valley in NSW, Australia. It is a two hour drive North of Sydney. Wyndham Estate is the birthplace of Australian Shiraz -- it is the home of George Wyndham's original estate. It is named after George Wyndham, who became the father of Australian Shiraz after planting Australia’s first commercial Shiraz vineyard in 1830. The winemaking team are passionate about scouring Australia for the best quality grapes. In the months preceding vintage, they closely monitor a selection of premium vineyards situated in various winegrowing regions throughout South Eastern Australia Shiraz and Grenache parcels were crushed and fermented separately. Fermentation using neutral yeast strains took place over a period of 10-14 days, and involved the use of a variety of cap management and temperature regimes to ensure ideal flavour, colour and tannin extraction occurred. Parcels of wine, once pressed off skins, underwent malolactic fermentation and further maturation for 14 months in French and American oak barrels. Only parcels that showed concentrated ripe berry characters with balanced structure and complexity were used in the final blending of this wine. 60% Shiraz, 40% Grenache.

Tasting Notes: Wyndham Estate George Wyndham Founder's Reserve Shiraz / Grenache shows aromas of ripe berries, black pepper and spice with some currant and confectionary from the Grenache supported by subtle vanilla oak characters. The two varieties complement each other well with dense Shiraz fruit balanced by the softer Grenache. The wine has a generous mid palate with dark cherry, plum and ripe berry flavours, and a distinctive black pepper finish. This is supported by some spicy complexity from careful oak maturation. While enjoyable drinking now this wine will also benefit from medium term cellaring up to 7 years from vintage.

Food & Wine match: This wine is suited to a wide range of tomato based pasta dishes and chicken.

 
     

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