2015 Kalleske Pirathon Shiraz

Pirathon is an ancient word for pinnacle with Shiraz considered to be Barossa’s pinnacle grape variety. Another great vintage in the Barossa winemaker Troy Kalleske sums up 2015 as “Quality is brilliant, certainly one of the highlights in recent years.” Sourced from a variety of Barossa’s top sub districts including Greenock, Moppa, Belvedere, Stonewell, Seppeltsfield, Koonunga and Ebenezer the wine was matured for 18 months in a combination of new and seasoned American, French, Russian and Hungarian oak hogsheads.

A lusciously textured core of rich black fruits drives this sumptuous Barossa Shiraz all the way through to the long finish.

Superb colour saturation displaying an inky black dark purple core with a deep dark purple black hue. Elevated aromatics of dark plum, ripe black cherries and liquorice sit over some meatiness, lightly toasted vanillin cedar and blackpepper. Decked out with terrific richness, the opulently textured full bodied palate dishes up a sumptuous flavour profile of luscious black cherries, dark plum and liquorice which melds into some subtlety toasted vanillin cedar, a touch of meatiness and spicy pepper characters. On the finish there’s a sturdy feel to the tannins however they’re largely concealed by the wealth of succulent black fruits. Excellent depth with a long conclusion of ripe blackberries, dark plums, liquorice, chocolatey vanillin cedar, a hint of smoked meats and blackpepper.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc 14.5%