Jones Block Shiraz

A celebrated McLaren Vale single vineyard Shiraz, offering plum and dark blackberry aromas combined with a rich robust mouthfeel. A hint of vanilla and spice from lovely integrated French oak adds the finishing touch

• RegionMcLaren Vale, South Australia
• Vintage2022
• TypeRed Wine
• VarietyShiraz
• Variety Composition

  Organic | Biodynamic

• Vegan Friendly✔
• Organic Wine✔
• Volume750ml
• Alcohol Volume14.5%
• PH

  3.58

• Standard Drinks8.6
• Acidity

  5.93

• Sugar

  3.3

• ClosureScrewCap
• Vintage Notes

  Well, you thought 2021 was good but I bet you hadn’t heard about 2022 yet! With most of the country experiencing extreme La Niña conditions, in McLaren Vale we were hit with the lucky stick and enjoyed plenty of soil moistening rain through the winter but no extreme events. Budburst was a breath of new life after a long cool Winter and conditions were ideal up to flowering where things went a bit haywire. Crazy Melbourne type weather blew a lot of the flowers away before they could turn into fruit… but less fruit, more quality and coming off a bumper 2021 vintage it helped balance things out. We had a lovely cool summer, which helped ripening happen nice and slow, just the way we like it. Vintage was well spread out with fine days through most of March allowing us to choose when to pick and preserve stunning, natural acidity.

• Vineyard Notes

  Jones Block

• Winemaking

  Grapes were hand-picked mid-March and destemmed into small open vats for fermentation. Hand-plunged daily by the winemaking team for around 20 days before pressing and racking to French oak barrels, around 20% new and the rest 2-4 years old. Aged in oak for 20 months before each barrel was tasted and only the best selected for this premium Single Vineyard wine.

• Colour

  Velvet rouge

• Bouquet

  Plump blackberries bursting to the touch, crisp wafer cigars oozing with vanilla crème fraiche and smashed raspberries. Hints of chai spices rising from a freshly poured tea cup. Luring you to take respite in a plush, garden view bay window seat.

• Palate

  Suave like a tailored Italian suit with very shiny shoes. Rousing, powdery tannins like freshly fallen snow on your favourite slope, bright acid like the sun reflecting off the mountain. Fleshy fruit through the mid-palate with a long-lasting hold.

• Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

  GOOD: Winter 2025. BETTER: 2026-2030. KEEP: Until 2045

• Vinification

  Grapes were hand-picked mid-March and destemmed into small open vats for fermentation. Hand-plunged daily by the winemaking team for around 20 days before pressing and racking to French oak barrels, around 20% new and the rest 2-4 years old. Aged in oak for 20 months before each barrel was tasted and only the best selected for this premium Single Vineyard wine.

• Music Match

  Nothing’s Easy — Jethro Tull

• Winemaker

  Ashleigh Seymour