Style
Type
Still
Winemaker
Ben Perkins
Appellation
Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale
Varieties
Syrah (Shiraz)
Vinification
Crushed, de-stemmed and fermented in five, seven and 10 tonne open top fermenters with regular pump overs; up to three times daily during peak fermentation to extract colour and tannin. Following 12-21 days of “on skins” maceration the free run was drained to tank with the skins then pressed. Both the free run and pressings are blended to tank and then racked to oak after 24 hours. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. Minimal fining and non-filtered.
Aging
23 months maturation with 25% new French oak. The remainder in one to four year old French oak.
Features
Bottle, Cork
Available Sizes (L)
0.750
Distribution Area
New Jersey
Shelf Talkers
Tech Sheets
Tasting Note
Saturated to the core, Ares delivers a wall of flavor across the palate with notes of blackberry, baking spices, lavender oil, scorched earth, coal dust, with high cocoa and dark chocolate emerging at every turn. Depth and nuance in a large framework, thick and bold tannins screech across the mid-palate and pull the wine through to an incredibly long finish laced with detail, created by notes of black cracked pepper, espresso shot, and coal dust.
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