Description
Dandelion Lioness Of McLaren Vale shiraz
After hand picking whole bunches of our Lioness of McLaren Vale in mid-March our winemaker Elena Brooks let the whole bunches ferment together in open top fermenters with ambient yeasts and hand plunging for 12 days, before basket pressing into some new (20%) but predominately older French Oak barriques, to the mature for a further 18 months in the same oak, before bottling without fining or filtration to capture the essence of the vineyard. Although ready to drink the Lioness of McLaren Vale will also reward cellaring and decanting.
Warmer and more exotic spices lace ever so lightly a deep core of unbridled and yet uncoiled
shiraz fruit. Dark fruit. Fruits of Christmas Pudding and plums, of blackberry and mulberry. The finish is dry and long.
Awards:
- Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2024 – Double Gold Medal
- Wine Pilot (Jan 2024) – 92 Points
