Paxton Quandong Farm Shiraz 2021
- Certified Biodynamic
- Certified Organic
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Winery
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RegionMcLaren Vale, SA
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GrapesShiraz
A perfumed lift of raspberry, wild cherry, black olive with a hint of floral notes and violets balanced with a delicate dusting of cinnamon and vanillin spice. French oak influence is sophisticated and contributes without being overwhelming. On the palate, medium bodied wine with plum, blueberry and cherry fruit characters. The mid palate has a velvety generosity. Lightly rounded silky tannins offer great length and deliver a smooth velvety finish.
Quandong Farm Shiraz is a single vineyard wine that aims to highlight the intensity and brightness of fruit grown using biodynamic techniques.
Tasting Notes for Paxton Quandong Farm Shiraz 2021 from the Winery
Quandong Farm Shiraz is a single vineyard wine that aims to highlight the intensity and brightness of fruit grown using biodynamic techniques. Our farming practices are designed to produce wines of intensity, but also with layers of texture, flavour and interest for the consumer. We think this wine exhibits these characteristics and provides both concentration and flavour and a certain delicacy, rather than simple raw power.
Aroma: This is really an olfactory party, there’s so much going on. Bunchy characters like homemade boiled lollies, strawberry shortcakes and lilly pillies meld with smoky speck and brooding dark musk. After some air, touches of Turkish spices hint to the delicate integration of French oak.
Palate: The energy is enlivening as this wine graces the palate, long and undeviating on first taste, it fills out with a little time in the glass. Medium bodied, it feels like a juxtaposition of goats nibbling their way through brambly wild berries and mint and the tension of acrobatic tricks on a high wire. A delicate finish like sinking your toes into the smooth, fine sands of the Whitsundays.
Vintage: 2021 was one of those dream vintages that don’t come along every year; cool, refreshing nights and dreamy, sun-kissed days without any extended stretches of intense heat. After a warmer than usual November there were only four days above 40 degrees. It was mainly dry throughout the ripening season with the odd spattering of just enough rain to keep the grapes beautifully plump, juicy and full of bright fruit flavours and time to dry out in between so disease pressure was low. The gentle undulation between these varying temperatures and perfectly healthy canopies allowed us to really ponder picking times, spending plenty of time out in the vineyard tasting grapes getting the timing of picking just right. The generous harvest has rewarded us with delightfully delicate fruit and varietal characters, with each variety singing its own tune. Natural acids are in perfect balance and the smooth, sensuous tannins completed by an epic energetic vibration that we can’t wait to share with you.
Variety: Shiraz 100%: Organic | Biodynamic
Region: McLaren Vale
Vineyard: Quandong Farm
Colour: Crisp crimson
Drink with: Perfect with duck dishes
Cellaring: This wine can be enjoyed young, however, careful cellaring for 5–20 years will be rewarded
Vinification: The grapes were hand picked and selector harvested at optimum flavour and sugar equilibrium. 40% of the harvest was used as whole bunches while the remainder was delicately destemmed and fermented using 100% indigenous (wild) yeast . The small batch open ferments were carefully plunged and pumped over for 10-15 days to extract colour, flavour and tannin structure. The ferments were pressed to new and mature French oak puncheons, where they were nurtured for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.
Alcohol: 14.0%
Winemaker: Ashleigh Seymour and Kate Goodman
(SKU: PX_QUA_CV)
Wine Type | Red |
Vintage | 2021 |
Grapes | Shiraz |
Region | McLaren Vale, SA |
Volume | 750mL |
Packaging | Glass Bottle |
Closure | Screwcap |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Alcohol % | 14.0 |
Alcohol Level | High [14-16%] |
Calories from alcohol per 100mL | 78 |
Residual Sugar g/L | ≈ 2 |
Sugar Level | Dry [0-4 g/L] |
Sugar (g) per 100mL | less than 1 |
Calories from sugar per 100mL | 0 |
Total Calories per 100mL | 78 |
Calorie Level per 100mL | Average [70-90] |
Certified Biodynamic | Yes |
Certified Organic | Yes |
Vegetarian Suitable | Yes |
Fining Agents Used | None |
97 Points (Equal Top In Category)
Winestate Magazine Organic & Biodynamic Wine Show
Previous Vintage
96/100 James Halliday
"The first Paxton vineyard to adopt a biodynamic regime. The complex bouquet has sweet dark berry fruits, spice and wood smoke (not bushfire) aromas, and a medium to full-bodied palate that stays light on its feet in a wealth of licorice, juniper and savoury, earthy notes."
James Halliday, 2020
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