Dune Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 (Australia)

Dune Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 (Australia)Cherry Dark spice Sweet herbs Dense tannnins Dark yet glossy fruits, sweet herbs, demerara sugar and stained cherry juice. Medium bodied and savoury textured, plush sweet fruited palate, fine and long, nice density of tannin, unfurlinglayers of flavour, mulberry and cherry juice, dark spice, little smoky and incense, cured meat and a little gravelly texture to finish. Whilst McLaren Vale is not a large region it is geologically diverse. The Blewitt

• Cherry
• Dark spice
• Sweet herbs
• Dense tannnins

Dark yet glossy fruits, sweet herbs, demerara sugar and stained cherry juice. Medium bodied and savoury textured, plush sweet fruited palate, fine and long, nice density of tannin, unfurlinglayers of flavour, mulberry and cherry juice, dark spice, little smoky and incense, cured meat and a little gravelly texture to finish.

Whilst McLaren Vale is not a large region it is geologically diverse. The Blewitt Springs subregion is known for deep sandy soils on yellow clays. Shiraz typically ripens later here than other parts of McLaren Vale and displays different characteristics. The sandy soils typically produce shiraz of lifted dark fruit, floral and meaty notes, the tannin is fine yet chalky and the wines are often medium bodied rather than full.

2021 will be remembered as one of the great vintages in McLaren Vale. The vintage started off well with slightly above average rainfall through the winter and spring of 2020. Once the growing season commenced, we had healthy vines, and mild conditions through spring and summer. We had average yields across most white varieties with the resulting wines showing great clarity of aromatics, and in reds, fantastic fruit condition resulted in vibrant primary fruit.