2012 Remus Eden Valley Old Vine Shiraz Magnum 1.5L

Adelaide Wine Show Gold Medal Winner

 

$250.00

Gold Medal – Adelaide Wine Show 2014 – Class 30
Gold Medal – Six Nations Wine Challenge 2016
96 Points, James Halliday Australian Wine Companion (26 July 2014)
Top 100 – Australian Wine Vintages,  32nd Edition 2015 (Robert Geddes)

 

Grape Variety:

  • Shiraz 100% old vine (50+ years-old)

Technical Details:

  • Alcohol 14.5%|pH 3.68|Acidity 6.1 g/L|Residual sugar: nil

Vineyards:

  • Central Eden Valley 60+ year-old vines | Moculta 60+ year-old vines | Central Eden Valley 80+ year-old vines

Hand harvested, destemmed and crushed into small 1.5 tonne open topped fermenters. Selected fermenters also had a component of whole bunch clusters added to the destemmed berries. A pre-fermentation cold soak ensured a slow initiation to fermentation. Ferment temperatures were allowed to peak at 27oC before being cooled to 20oC for the remainder of the fermentation. Hand plunged daily allowed for a gentle extraction and helped to prolong the fermentation. After an extended period on skins the ferments were pressed to 50% new French oak hogsheads. Matured and not racked through the 22-month oak-maturation period provided for extended mouth-feel and texture. Prior to bottling, the wine was naturally clarified and bottled without filtration.

To qualify for the Remus blend the vineyards need to over 50 years of age and managed sustainably.
A story that has intrigued us for years is the fable of the legendary founders of Ancient Rome, Romulus and Remus. These twins were abandoned at birth and reared by a she-wolf. Romulus murdered his twin in a fit of rage over the naming of Rome, the city which both had built. Legend presents Romulus as the stronger, more powerful of the brothers, while Remus was more refined, focussed and elegant. We believe the twins’ characterise the distinctive and unique flavours and attributes of Shiraz from the twin valleys – the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.

Perfect drinking now but will cellar gracefully through to 2030

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