MV Shiraz

Paxton’s vineyards comprise of six Biodynamic properties. MV ‘McLaren Vale’ or ‘Multiple Vineyard’ Shiraz is a blend of 100% Shiraz from four of the Paxton vineyards, and has been developed to highlight optimum fruit flavours.

The MV displays the hallmarks of classic McLaren Vale Shiraz – elegance, balance and pleasure in a bottle. This wine gives the best of both worlds: a fantastic wine when young, but careful cellaring for 10-15 years will reward you very nicely.

• RegionMcLaren Vale, South Australia
• Vintage2023
• TypeRed Wine
• VarietyShiraz
• Variety Composition

  Organic | Biodynamic

• Vegan Friendly✔
• Organic Wine✔
• Preservative Free✔
• Volume750ml
• Alcohol Volume14%
• PH

  3.57

• Standard Drinks8.3
• Acidity

  5.74

• Sugar

  2.3

• ClosureScrewCap
• Vintage Notes

  Low and slow. The 2023 growing season was a time for viticulturalists to show off their impressive skills. From a cold and wet, seemingly never-ending winter to a Spring which seemed like it was still winter, a long, cool Summer which seemed like Spring, challenges were abound. Numerous climatic challenges including cool and windy weather during flowering, one of the wettest Springs for 30 years and even more windy weather in Summer meant that crops were small but our organic and biodynamic farming methods paid off — our vines showed incredible resilience to whatever came their way. A season that was around three weeks late on average and had a much slower ripening period means that 2023 wines show great acid, complex layers of delicate flavours, lightness, brightness, and longevity.

• Vineyard Notes

  Multiple Vineyards

• Tasting Notes

  Paxton 2023 MV Shiraz Tasting Note.pdf

• Colour

  Cinema velvet

• Bouquet

  Enticing aromas of dark berries and boysenberries, underscored by subtle smokey oak and a savory hint of chacuterie, adding depth and complexity to the bouquet. A captivating interplay of fruit and earthy notes that draws you in.

• Palate

  Medium-bodied and smooth, the palate is full of dark berry flavors that carry a fresh vibrancy from the cooler growing season. Soft tannins provide structure without overwhelming the wine’s easy-drinking nature. A refined balance of fruit and oak leads to a lingering, elegant finish, making this a versatile Shiraz that can be enjoyed now or with a bit of time.

• Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

  GOOD: Autumn 2025 — BETTER: 2026 — KEEP: 2033

• Food Matches

  Classic Tagliatelle Bolognese

• Vinification

  Individual parcels from each vineyard were picked at optimum sugar, acid and flavour balance. These parcels remained separate throughout vinification and blended prior to bottling. Fermentation began after gently de-stemming the fruit into both open and static fermenters. During fermentation, each parcel was plunged and pumped over twice a day for 2 weeks, to extract flavour, colour and tannin compounds. The ferments were then pressed to a combination of new and mature French oak barriques (225L) and puncheons (500L), where they were nurtured for 12 months before blending and bottling.

• Wine Maker

  Ashleigh Seymour