Description
Mr Whirly says:
“Brick Kiln represents my first venture into McLaren Vale, a wine area just south of Adelaide and I am really excited since I have at last found a straight Shiraz to really yell about! After my experience here in February 2000 when I picked grapes during vintage at a dollar a bucket for two days (that’s all I could handle, it was a real scrum) I had a slightly tarnished view that this wine region did not care for its grapes and land very much. This wide valley that is the vale is not far from the area that I have just written about, the Adelaide Hills, but the climate here could not be more different: they grow Shiraz, they grow a lot of Shiraz, therefore its hot here, as simple as that. It’s also a lovely place to spend a few days wine tasting since they love their food down here, there is a strong Italian influence and many of the wineries have lovely restaurants too. Do check out the Salopian Inn if you are ever down here.
Malcolm and Alison McKinnon, Garry and Nancy Watson and Ian and Pene Davey rescued the site for this wonderful wine when in January 2001 they bought it since the Nine Gums Vineyard, just over the Brick Kiln Bridge, was in a state of disrepair and needed some serious TLC. Eight years on the vineyard produces soft, ripe, luscious fruit and this 2004 Shiraz is now sold out in Australia, which is not surprising. It is Shiraz how it should be and I have been searching for such a wine for well over 2 years and over the last 3 years its created quite an impression.”
15.0 % alc vol
£45.00
Winemakers tasting notes:
” The 2013 Brick Kiln Shiraz was harvested at our vineyard on Almond Grove road at Willunga on the 23rd February. After nine days on skins, the wine was basket pressed and transferred to American ( 70%) and French (30%) oak hogsheads for malo-lactic fermentation and maturation for 21 months. Deep dark crimson, the aroma of rich berry fruit with peppery spice and chocolate is marked. On the mid palate the ripe plum-berry fruit flavour is intense, with overtones of caramel, liquorice and vanilla.”
