Wakefield Eighty Acres Shiraz / Viognier

Wine information: Wakefield Wines are located in the heart of the Clare Valley and was founded by wine merchant Bill Taylor Senior in 1969 with the purchase of 178 hectares of vineyards near the Wakefield River in Auburn. Wakefield Wines are still known under their original name of Taylor's Wines in Australia. Bill Taylor carefully chose the site for its red brown loam over limestone soils ( this is known as "terra rossa") and cool climate of the Clare valley The same year, 1969, the first Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted. Today Wakefield Estate is one of the most highly esteemed cool climate producers in Australia. It is also unique in the fact that all of the grapes are sourced from 400 hectares of family-owned vineyards in the winery which makes it one of the largest single estate plantings in Australia. The new Eighty Acres range is named after the traditional 80 acre blocks that make up the Taylor family vineyard. The Eighty Acres range is now proudly 100% Carbon Neutral!

Tasting Notes: Wakefield Eighty Acres Shiraz / Viognier is dark red with a slightly purple hue. On the nose there are overt lifted aromas of black berry fruits, plums, licorice and subtle apricots. Underlying aromas of vanilla, cinnamon, dark chocolate, violets and cedar add to the complexity of the aroma. The wine is medium bodied – rich and smooth with delicious flavours of juicy plums, blackberry, licorice and subtle spicy apricot. This is a well integrated and balanced wine with grainy, textured tannins which persist well after the wine has been finished.

Reviews: "An attractive, easy-drinking red from the largest wine estate in the Clare Valley. It's an intensely coloured drop with aromas of raspberries and stone fruits, with floral touches and a thread of sweet oak. In the mouth it's a smooth, medium-bodied red of appealing softness and succulence. It slips down with just a light touch of tannin for structure. A true crowd-pleaser." Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, April 2010 Wine of the Week

 
     

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