Description
PALATE
The palate has a very pleasant medium-full bodied mouthfeel with alluring rich dark fruits and savoury undertones of dark soy backing up the 5 spice on the nose. Fine tannin and balanced oak handling frame the wine, supporting the generous fruit weight and helping to give great drive on the palate towards a long complex finish.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Fruit sourced from our oldest plantings of Shiraz (predominantly Bouverie and Wyjup vineyards) was harvested at night when the fruit is coolest, then transported to the winery. The fruit was destemmed and transferred via the chiller (bringing the must temperature down to 6°C) into open top fermenters for cold soaking. After 4 days the must was allowed to warm up and inoculated with a cultured yeast. The ferment was managed with a combination of pump overs and plunging, then at completion was pressed to tank, allowed to settle and racked to barrel for maturation.
CELLAR POTENTIAL
10+ years
Plantagenet is a pioneer of the Great Southern region of Western Australia with vineyards first planted in 1968 and the first commercial winery established in the region in 1975.
Celebrated for its rich heritage the winery is owned by vignerons Tom & Jo Wisdom. Tom Wisdom is a descendent of Lionel Samson, who established the 2nd oldest family business in Australia, Lionel Samson & Son, who owned Plantagenet Wines between 1992 and 2021 before it changed hands to the current ownership.
Plantagenet has three estate vineyards in the Mount Barker sub region each with unique characteristics, ancient soils and a cool maritime climate creating expressive wines of provenance, quality and prestige.
A consistent Five Star winery rating in the Halliday Wine Companion.
Processing time
Ready to ship in 1-2 business days from Australia
Shipping policy
Free Freight Australia wide.
Refund policy
Product Returns
1. We undertake to reimburse you for any product delivered to you that is faulty or is in a damaged condition. If you wish to return a faulty or damaged product, you must notify us through our designated “contact us” webpage where we set out our requirements relating to return of such goods.
2. If we are unable at the time of return to replace or exchange returned goods, we undertake to reimburse your credit card for the amount initially debited for the purchase including packaging and postage charges.
