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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by RN on 3/30/2018 & rated 88 points: Enjoyable but get a bit dull with age. Whilst some nice cool climate spice etc still distinctly Australian. (542 views) | | | Tasted by RN on 4/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Complex and delicious but combination all starting to fade. Some cool climate spice and pepper but still with a twang of distinctive Aussie Shiraz. (740 views) | | | Tasted by ozoenophile on 7/3/2014 & rated 90 points: Consistent with previous note, though maybe opened up even more on the nose with a hint of eucalyptus or menthol. Really pleasant drinking on a mature red perspective. (1903 views) | | | Tasted by ozoenophile on 2/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Popped, decanted and poured. Deep colour fading to garnet. Delicious earthy, Spicey nose. Very moreish. Still nice dark berry fruit but overlaid strongly by pepper/spice, slightly mossy oak and a nice chocolates finish. Stayed fairly consistent over the evening, probably peaking after about half an hour in the air and then holding that line. Not going to get any better and probably starting to just slide down the peak, so drink the rest soon. (1847 views) | | | Tasted by Marc on 10/22/2013 & rated 91 points: Rich mature hue - bright but rusting throughout the wine. On the nose - lactic, coconut, American oak nuanced wine with earthy notes and warm Indian spice. Resolved in the mouth with considerable US oak and plenty of fruit presence and acid cut. Savory and complex, with really gorgeous opulent fruit, this is an outstanding showing for this wine. Meaty complexity is a feature of this complete wine. Finihses with deep raspberry and mocha complexity. Fans of fully mature Aussie wines wil really appreciate this but fans of fresh and youthful wines may find it a little tired. (1968 views) | | | Tasted by Marc on 8/25/2009 & rated 87 points: ruby - slightly brick. Opulent red currant aroma - lots of leather and American oak on the nose. Slightly milky on first opening. In mouth, acid and structured - a lean and elegant wine. Certainly not opulent. Good persistance - savory finish. Opened very well with air - has the structure of a Northern Rhone but with the associated coconut vanilla aromas and flavours of US oak. The fruit became rounded but the acid was always a bit elevated. Mature - but will age further. With Justine. (2003 views) |
| Dalwhinnie Producer website
Dalwhinnie vineyard is situated in a unique amphitheatre that has its own meso climate. Surrounded and sheltered by the highest range – at 595 metres above sea level - this unique bowl of vines is a world unto itself, located in a naturally undulating trough which falls away from the hills.
The main grape varieties grown are Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. These small individual vineyards average around 1.8 hectares in size and because of the hungry sedimentary soils cropping levels are low, only 1.5 tonnes per 0.8 of a hectare. There are 16 hectares farmed at Dalwhinnie at present.
The vineyard is situated on the 37th parallel in the southern hemisphere and the poor and fragile soils from left over alluvial mining areas in the 1850's are some of the hardest and hungriest you will ever see. However, the climate and soils seem well suited to the production of complex shiraz and this is why we specialise in this great variety.
The site is totally frost-free which enables the grapes to reach optimum ripeness and the vineyard is non-irrigated and operated on strong organic viticultural principles; the fruit is hand-picked, for example, and the vines are cane-pruned by hand. Harvest usually starts the third week in February and is completed around the first week in April. Cover crops are sown every year between the vineyard rows to add nitrogen to the soil. The average annual rainfall is 550mm with most rain falling between July and November.
Located near the tiny village of Moonambel in the heart of the Pyrenees region of Western Victoria, Dalwhinnie specialise in Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. After 25 years of growing grapes, the 18 hectare vineyard is now fully mature. At 595 metres above sea-level Dalwhinnie is the highest and most remote of the Pyrenees district vineyards. Surrounded and sheltered by the highest range, located in a naturally undulating trough which falls away from the hills, forming an amphitheatre nestled into the ranges. Ownership of Dalwhinnie has remained within one family. In 1972 the remote property was purchased. The founder, Ballarat architect Ewan Jones, established the vineyard in 1976. His eldest son David, has managed it since 1983 and, with his wife, Jenny, has owned it since 1994.
Shiraz Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America)Australia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Victoria Wines of Victoria (Victorian Wine Industry Association) |
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