Toolangi D Block Shiraz 2021 (6 Bottles) Yarra Valley

by Fine Wine Cellars

$508.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

After years of (arguably) living in the shadow of the Pinot, Toolangi’s Shiraz is starting to flex its muscles. The grapes are cultivated and harvested with freshness to the fore, and the winemaking has refocused along the same lines. In short, with emphasis on elegance, balance and sustained purity, Toolangi’s Shiraz has never tasted better. None of this should be a surprise; the Yarra has long been capable of producing outstanding Syrah.

The D Block’s north-south orientation ensures good sun exposure for this parcel of 25-year-old vines on silty clay-loam soil. The clonal material here is PT23 Shiraz—an old Australian clone selected from descendants of the 1832 Busby cuttings—on Paulson rootstock. Hermann shies away from new oak with his Shiraz, relying instead on the inherently spicy nature of the fruit and judicious use of bunches in the ferment to bring aromatic and structural complexity. He then raises the wine in large, seasoned foudres, favouring a more reductive environment to help compress tannins and build a “spring through the core of the wine”. In the slightly cooler conditions of 2021, 15% bunches were used, and the wine matured for 10 months before bottling.

At its best, Yarra Valley Shiraz is a wonderful thing. This is a piquant, bunchy and powerfully flavoured example with sappy dark berries, delicious pepper spice and a richly weighted mid-palate balanced by driving acidity and wonderfully integrated tannins.

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About Toolangi

Toolangi Vineyards have a clear and seemingly simple strategy; grow and source the highest quality Yarra Valley grapes and put them in the hands of the best winemaker for each varietal. This has served Toolangi well and today it stands as one of the star wineries of the Yarra Valley.

Toolangi Yarra Valley is a terrific cool-climate region delivering excellent concentration of fruit and flavour while retaining the fragrant perfume and elegance the region is famous for. At this price it offers superb value Yarra Valley drinking from Toolangi.

What is it they say—behind every great winemaker, there is a great viticulturist? The recent return of seasoned viticulturist John Evans marks another leap forward for Toolangi and its wines. Evans was a vital member of the team that designed and planted the Dixons Creek vineyard in 1995. He knows the Yarra like the back of his hand and how to get the best from the Toolangi vineyard. With Evans back on the tiller and Kaspar Hermann’s single-mindedness in the cellar, is it any wonder Toolangi wines have never looked better?

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