2010 Gomersal Wines Reserve Shiraz

The tiny Gomersal estate sits on some tough vineyard country, where both vines and viticulturalist are forced to struggle. Typically yields are no more than 1.5 tonnes per acre. Owner/viticulturalist, Barry White gets his recompense in his Shiraz.

The vineyard's unusual name came about after the outbreak of the First World War when the distrust of all things German reached such paranoiac proportions, that South Australian towns began to change their German sounding names to 'more respectable' English titles. 'New Mecklenburg' became 'Gomersal' – a name derived from a West Yorkshire village. Ironically, no one bothered to research the origin of the title, which turned out to be as German as the vineyard's founders.

‘A quintessential Barossa Shiraz bursting with copious richness and an expansive fleshy mouthfeel.’

Matured in a combination of new and aged American oak hogsheads for 3 years. Superb colour saturation displaying an impenetrable inky black core with a black dark crimson red hue. Perfumed aromas of liquorice and black plum leap out of the glass followed by some black cherries, light mocha, vanillin oak and spice. Rich, super concentrated dark fruit flavours of black plum, black cherries and liquorice swamp the palate followed by a touch of dark chocolate, vanillin oak and some spicy pepper like characters on the finish. Opulent fleshy mouthfeel with solid yet velvet like tannins that still assert their presence. Superb depth with long liquorice, black cherry, vanillin oak, dark chocolate and spice aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc 15%