Angas Plains Estate PJ's Shiraz 2005
Wine
PJ’s Shiraz has all the elements of a quality wine – the presence and power of varietal fruit flavours combined with palate weight to provide depth and length of flavour.
The 2005 Shiraz is a very dark garnet colour. Aromas of red berries and plums with hints of varietal pepper make up this complex bouquet. The palate is well structured with rich sweet berries and plum fruit, integrated with fine tannins making this a rich full bodied wine.
Ready to drink now this wine will show development with aging in the bottle over the next 5 years
Voted 4 Stars Winestate Magazine September /October 2006
Bronze Medal McLaren Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal Boutique Wine Show 2006
Bronze Rutherglen Wine Show 2006
Viticulture
2005 was a good growing season, this allowed the fruit to ripen evenly and infuse rich flavours into the wine. The grapes were harvested at the optimum time to deliver the intensity of the fruit and varietal characteristics of Langhorne Creek Shiraz
Winemaking
This wine was made as a small batch (10 tonne) with a reasonably warm ferment over 6 days, before being pressed off skins into a combination of 50% American Oak and 50% French Oak Barriques. This wine remained in oak for 12 months maturation, gaining the layered complexity now evident in the finished wine.
14.5 % ALC/VOL