Wine Composition
100% Shiraz
Winemakers Comments
Deep magenta red color with vibrant purple hues. A lifted nose of dark cherry and plum fruits with rich chocolate and savory spice. The palate has intense black berry and ripe cherry fruits, with a rich, balanced finish.
Wine Composition
The Wine Front | 90 points (2017)
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.5%
TA
6.8 g/l
pH
3.38
Vinification
This wine has been produced from Shiraz grapes picked in early February from the old vines off our Audrey Wilkinson Vineyard. The grapes were destemmed and cold soaked for 6 days, with 1/4 whole bunch inclusion and then fermented in traditional 2 tonne open pots over 10 days with plunging 2 times a day. The wine was pressed and put to 100% French oak puncheons to undergo maturation for 10 months. Blended, filtered and bottled.
Winemaker
Name - Jeff Byrne, Xanthe Hatcher
Winery
Audrey Wilkinson is one of the most historic and beautiful properties in the Hunter Valley, known for its stunning views and pristine vineyards. It was, in fact, the first vineyard planted in Pokolbin, in 1866. The property was acquired in 2004 by the late Brian Agnew and has been owned and operated by his family since. The wines, made predominantly from estate-grown grapes, are released in three tiers: Audrey Wilkinson Series, Winemakers Selection and Reserve, the latter only available from the cellar door. Exports to the US, Canada, UK, Finland and Czech Republic.
What were his parents thinking? Yet aged only 15 years, with his father having died, Audrey assumed the daunting role of running the family's vineyard. Audrey was blessed with a wonderful sense of taste, and produced some of the finest wines in Australia.
He left this lasting legacy: "It's all about the wine."
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