Pirathon Black Shiraz CONFIRM VINTAGE

Shiraz Barossa South Australia
A compilation of parcels, hand picked off a coterie of superior, low yielding blocks at the northwest precincts of Barossa Valley. Some of the growers have been at the centre of Barossa viticulture since early settlement, several generations later, they continue to husband some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world. A princely harvest of ancient clones is treated to the traditional old world regimens of open ferments, pumpover and basket press, followed by fill into a luxuriously high proportion of new French and American oak hogsheads for two years maturation. A mere two hundred cases are made.
Available in cartons of six
Case of 6
$305.50
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Pirathon is an ancient word for pinnacle, Shiraz is the pinnacle grape the Barossa, the valley's northwestern districts are the pinnacle appellation for Shiraz

Grapes for Pirathon are grown by dedicated high quality growers in the Greenock, Moppa, Belvedere, Stonewell, Seppeltsfield, Koonunga and Ebenezer districts of the northwestern Barossa. Eminent Barossa families such as Elson and De Fazio, Milhinch and Materne, Pfeiffer, Westlake and Wendt. Many of these growers have been farming the same land for generations. Grapes for Pirathon Shiraz are traditionally handcrafted in open top fermenters and basket pressed before maturing in oak barrel. Each vineyard adds its own exclusive dimension to Pirathon Shiraz, each making an essential contribution to the complete wine.

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