2014 Shiraz

Enjoy the fruits of our labour. Please decant this wine.Jenny Houghton, Viticulturist — Enjoy the fruits of our labour. Please decant this wine.
Jenny Houghton, Viticulturist

2014 Shiraz

Medals

Gold - Victorian Wines Show (2015)
Silver - Great Australian Shiraz Challenge, Ballarat Wine Show, Rutherglen Wine Show

Variety: Shiraz
Region: Strathbogie Ranges
Drink by: 2030
Alcohol: 14.0%

Tasting Notes

Conditions were perfect in 2004 for the production of just the fruit I wanted. Rain and sun in pleasing quantities enabled berries of intense deep red colour and powerful flavour. The usual berry and plum fruits combine to form a mid palate weight. A smidge of pepper sits there too. Tannins are smooth and silky. This is a wine to be savoured now or keep up to 15 years.

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Victorian Wines Show 2015
CLASS 15 Shiraz
Judges Comments:
One of the highlights for the Victorian Wines Show. Brilliant, classy, and precise wine styles across regional differences showcased clarity and precision from Victorian producers.

Maygars Hill

Strathbogie Ranges Victoria Australia

This 20 acre property was acquired by Jenny Houghton in 1994, for its viticulture potential and as a location for her bed and breakfast cottage.

3 acres was hand planted in 1997 into a light sandy loam. It is ideally situated in the Strathbogie Wine Region right on the border with the Goulburn Valley.

Planting has increased to 6 acres; 2 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon and 4 acres of Shiraz.

Strict viticultural policy with pruning, spraying and hand picking has achieved the required low yield per vine. This has consistently produced small berries of intense colour and flavour.

The altitude of 200 metres, combined with the light sandy loam and intensive monitoring, has produced grapes that enable a wine of elegance and complexity to be produced.

Maygars Hill | 53 Longwood Mansfield Road, Longwood East 3665, Australia