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• Heynetty Likes this wine:

  June 9, 2022 - D3 DipWSET STILL WINES - Prep with Lauren (home): A: Deep ruby with a purple tinge
  N: Pronounced nose of SMOKE, smoked meat, prunes, stewed blackcurrant , stewed bramble, fennel, sage , black pepper and eucalyptus
  P: Smoke, smoke meat, prunes, stewed blackcurrant, liquorice, sage, fennel, black pepper , dark chocolate and eucalyptus
  Dry, medium (+) acidity, high ripe tannin, high alcohol (14.5%), medium (+) intensity and medium body, medium (+) finish
  This feels slightly watery. I don’t know how the alcohol is so high but the body feels inconsequential somehow. It is off kilter. The cooked fruit and smoke , very typical of the style shows sound intensity and pushes through to a sound finish. This is a very good quality wine
  
  TWO DAYS later....body feels much more full. How did that happen?
  
  Some stem (12%) and some destemmed gently to preserve whole berries,3 day cold soak, aged in open vessels with punchdowns, basket press and matured in either foudre or old French oak puncheons for 12 months
  
  Suitable for ageing with enough tannin and acid to keep it fresh as it increases in complexity

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• StewartWent wrote: 88 points

  December 8, 2021 - I can see why there's some interest in this wine but just not my bag from a stylistic point of view. Ripe, straight forward, almost chewy. "Fun" but maybe a touch simple. Very well made.

  Comment

• Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  April 23, 2021 - An inviting wine from first sip. There's a core of briary fruits. It has a suggestion of tar and earth too. with air the nose has dried flower perfume and there's black olive brininess to the finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• Type Red
• Producer Ministry of Clouds
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Fleurieu
• Appellation McLaren Vale
• UPC Code 9347896000037

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• In Cellars 32 (76%)
• Consumed 10 (24%)

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