Waitrose No1 St Hallett Barossa Shiraz 75cl 2020
Australia, Barossa Valley
ShirazAlcohol
14.5%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Located in the Barossa Valley Black Biscay soil & red brown earth to sandy loam Mediterranean climate
Soil Type
Black Biscay soil & red brown earth to sandy loam
Winemaker
Helen McCarthy
Viticulture
Multiple vineyards and blocks from across the Barossa Valley regions. Blocks selected from Greenock, Dorrien, Rosedale and Tanunda townships. The average age of the vines across the vineyards are 25 years. All blocks are irrigated. Soil types range from black Biscay, red brown earth to sandy loam.
Vinification
All parcels are mechanically harvested as individual blocks. The parcels are destemmed and crushed to stainless steel fermenters. The parcels are fermented with commercially cultured Sacchromyces cerevisiae yeast. The fermentations are carried out between 26 and 30 deg C. The ferments are pumped over 3 times per day. On average the duration on skins prior to pressing is 7 days.
Maturation
Most of the wine is matured on oak planks in stainless steel tanks for a minimum of 8 months. Micro-oxygenation is utilised to modify tannin structure. One parcel is matured in 1- and 2-year-old French and American oak hogsheads. After maturation the parcels are blended, minimally fined and filtered.