2017 Atze's Corner The Bachelor Shiraz

Atze's Corner is owned by sixth generation Barossa Valley vigneron, Andrew Kalleske. At the heart of the project are low-yielding 1912 and 1951 Barossa Valley Shiraz vines planted adjacent to the locally-known Atze's Corner, in an unassuming plot of land to the east of Nuriootpa on the valley floor. Fruit is also sourced from several other vineyards, also owned by the Kalleske family. Two of the Barossa Valley's prized sub regions make up 100% of the Shiraz in this wine - Ebenezer and Koonunga. Open, small-batch fermentation, handplunging and pumping and minimal filtering and fining define Andrew's unobtrusive approach. Maturation takes place in a combination of new French oak (10%) with the balance in seasoned French and American oak for a period of 18 months.

Outstanding colour featuring an impenetrable black as night core and a very deep black dark red hue. Showing plenty of potency are ripe dark plum, liquorice and blackberry aromas which are trailed by some subtlety smoked vanillin cedar and spicy fennel. Rich, ample and silky on entry the palate is deeply fruited with intense dark plum, liquorice and blackberry flavours which run over a back drop of subtlety smoked vanillin cedar, earthy fennel and blackpepper. Excellent concentration and depth with velvety yet structured tannins leading into a long moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%