Perth Hills Shiraz 2021

Tasting Notes 🍷

🔹Appearance: The 2021 Shiraz has a deep, enticing colour, hinting at its intensity and rich fruit profile.

🔹Aroma: The nose offers an array of aromas, from dark cherry and raspberry to intriguing hints of clove, chocolate-coconut, and hazelnut. These aromas create a layered and inviting bouquet, making the wine immediately appealing.

🔹Palate: The palate is a harmonious blend of sweet, ripe fruit—think raisin and raspberry—complemented by notes of chocolate-coconut, cola, and subtle bourbon-like nuances. The cooler season has contributed a refined and linear character, with a steely edge through the mid-palate. The wine’s toasty richness from the American oak seamlessly integrates with the fruit, resulting in a full-bodied yet elegant Shiraz that’s structured and complex.

Food Pairing Suggestions:

• Roasted Meats: Perfect for pairing with roasted lamb or beef, where the wine’s depth and subtle spice enhance the rich, savoury flavours.
• Beef Stew: A hearty beef stew complements the wine’s full-bodied nature and adds to the rich, layered profile.
• BBQ Ribs: The sweet fruit and spice notes in the Shiraz make it a great match for smoky BBQ ribs.
• Aged Cheeses: Enjoy with aged cheeses like cheddar or Gruyère, where the wine’s oak influences beautifully complement the savoury, nutty characteristics of the cheese.

Best Serving Temperature:
Serve at 16-18°C to allow the wine’s flavours and aromas to fully open up. This temperature also helps highlight the balance between its richness and structure.

Vineyard & Winemaking:

• Vineyard: The grapes are sourced from Myattsfield Vineyard in the cooler climate of the Perth Hills. The region’s elevation and proximity to the coast allow the fruit to develop complex flavours while maintaining a fresh, balanced acidity.
• Winemaking: The Shiraz is fermented in small open vessels and then matured in a combination of new and used American oak barrels. This maturation process adds depth, richness, and subtle oak influences while maintaining the wine’s fresh fruit profile.

Wine Specs:

• Varietal: 100% Shiraz
• Region: Perth Hills, Western Australia
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Vineyard: Estate Grown
• Bottling Date: 2021
• Volume: 750ml

FAQ Wine Terms 🤔

❓American Oak: Oak barrels from the United States used for maturation, known for imparting rich, toasty, and spicy flavours to the wine.

❓Open-Top Fermentation: A winemaking process where grapes are fermented in open vessels, allowing greater exposure to air and promoting complex aromas and flavours.

❓Linear Profile: A wine with a clean, defined structure, often indicating balance and precision, as seen in the cooler growing season of this Shiraz.

Learn About Myattsfield Winery

Myattsfield Vineyard is a beautiful boutique winery nested in the Perth Hills region.

The original Myattsfield was the family farm in Camberwell, London. Joseph Myatt established a market garden on land owned by the Minet family. Over 175 years on, as descendants of Joseph, we’re now here in the Bickley Valley, Western Australia. The Bickley Valley is merely a small sub-region of the Perth Hills Wine Region, spanning from Chittering to Jarrahdale. This area was acknowledged for its distinct set of geographical and topographical influences impacting the wine quality in the region by the Geographic Indications Committee. It was granted GIC status as a gazetted wine region in 1999.

Who owns Myattsfield Winery? Owners Josh and Rachael are devoted to producing premium red and white wines with a personal, hands on approach. Their wines continue to gain accolades through the industry, with the likes of Ray Jordan ranking Myattsfield a top winery of the Perth Hills. We are pleased to offer you their extensive array of award-winning wines. Expect your palate to be taken on a journey of flavours, with some lesser known, but amazing varietals rarely found like Durif.

The Darling Scarp protects the Valley from maritime influences, making the climate more continental than Mediterranean in nature. This corresponds to cold nights and warm days. Valley walls reduce direct daylight hours, resulting in the daily maxima arriving later in the day and for a shorter period. At 300-350m above sea level, the Bickley Valley is 2-3 degrees cooler than Perth. Amongst the undulating terrain and aspects, site plays an important role in the valley. Elevated, northern-facing slopes produce significantly warmer sites better suited to dry red varieties. Southern-facing, lower sites produce cooler variations capable of producing better whites and lighter reds, while elevated, western-facing sites are ideal for fortified production.

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