[SOLD-OUT] Veritas Hanisch Shiraz 1996

The Hanisch vineyard was planted in 1972 and consists of only 8 rows of Shiraz. During vintage Rolf will visit the vineyard daily until harvest at between 14 and 15 Baume at which time the grapes are always flavour ripe.The grapes are fermented in one batch and the fermentation is managed for at least 6 to 8 days on skins. Then the grapes are pressed and the free run juice is added back. During the fermentation some of the juice is fermented in new oak barrels for 24 hours and then pumped back into the fermentation. After the ferment is complete Rolf will let the secondary malo-latic fermentation occur naturally in the barrel. Then in the following January all the barrels are tasted and there will be a blend of the 'like' barrels. These blends are put back into oak for another 12 months.

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Robert Parker 97 points!
"A strong argument can be made that that the two Shiraz cuvees ("Hanish" and "Heysen") are the top wines from Veritas. I was blown away by this wine (15.1% alcohol). It boasts copious quantities of jammy blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with truffle, tar, licorice, and chocolatey aromas. This is a spectacularly intense, massive, old vine Shiraz that comes across more as a dry port than a dry table wine. With an unctuous texture as well as a finish that lasts for 40+ seconds, this terrific wine should last for 25-30+ years. Wow! Rolf Binder, who also makes the wines for The Magpie Estate, produces this astonishing, full-flavored, maximum extraction, ultra-ripe wine. Drink 1998-2028."
Wine Advocate #117 (Jun 1998)

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Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Barossa Valley

Variety:

Wine Red - Shiraz

Size:

750mL