Simon Tolley Perfectus Shiraz 2017 (6 Bottles) Adelaide Hills, SA
$320.00
AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED
At Simon Tolley Wines, we are firm believers that great wine is made in the vineyard. Each season, no stone is left unturned to grow the best fruit that we can grow. Where particular seasons provide excellent growing conditions, special fruit characters and outstanding wine expressions, Simon puts aside this wine into his premium range of wines called “Perfectus”.
A fruity bouquet with blackberry and cherry fruit aromas. Using quality French oak (30% new), a wonderfully balanced wine with layers of texture and mouth fill, linger on the palate with persisting cherry flavours and with a hint of spice and pepper. A full bodied wine style with subtle, restrained oak characters. Cellaring will reward those who can wait!
HARVEST
A small parcel of carefully tended vines of Chardonnay fruit was harvested from the Tolley Vineyard in Woodside on the 5th March 2019.
WINEMAKING
Hand-picked grapes were gently whole bunch pressed to seasoned French oak barrels using free-run juice only. A high solid, wild fermentation followed, giving the wine texture and complexity. The wine underwent Malo-lactic fermentation with weekly batonage (stirring) for approximately 9 months before bottling.
CHARACTER
A complex bouquet with stone fruit aromas. Using quality French oak (20% new), layers of texture persist with white flesh, peach flavour and a hint of citrus acidity. A medium-full bodied style with subtle and restrained oak.
RELEASE DATE
20/01/20
ALCOHOL
13.5% alc/vol
SCREW CAP
Ensuring freshness and longevity.
Description
About Simon Tolley
Great wine is made in the vineyard – and fermented and bottled best where it’s grown. Simon Tolley is a traditionalist and both these beliefs apply where he lives and works in the Adelaide Hills. Combine the soils, the rain and the sun – and blend green-thumbed expertise from years of vine-growing knowledge plus the wisdom of his forefathers – and great winemaking is bound to follow. The Simon Tolley recipe is flavour-rich and balanced: distinctive, long-lived wines.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Viticultural Science, 1998). He’s managed many vineyards, from the Padthaway and Naracoorte regions (lower South East, SA) to the Clare Valley and McLaren Vale (SA), as well as at Margaret River, WA. Returning to the Adelaide Hills, he first worked in a technical role, then later as contract services manager and a regional manager. Coming home reinforced his belief that the Hills always was the best place to create fine wine.
