2020 Pirathon Silver Barossa Shiraz
Grape
Shiraz/Syrah
Its Origins
Pirathon is an ancient word for pinnacle, referring to the north-western Barossa as the pinnacle sub-appellation for Shiraz. Pirathon Shiraz is a full bodied wine encompassing the great flavour, texture and structure of the north-western Barossa. Higher altitude, gullies, hills, slopes, and undulations provide different topographies, microclimates and individualistic parcels of grapes with unique flavours and characters from their own site. Grapes for Pirathon are grown by dedicated high quality growers in the Greenock, Moppa, Belvedere, Stonewell, Seppeltsfield, Koonunga and Ebenezer districts of the north-western Barossa. Many of these growers' families have been growing grapes here for generations. The grapes for Pirathon Shiraz are traditionally handcrafted in open top fermenters and basketpressed before maturing in barrel. Each vineyard adds its own exclusive dimension to Pirathon Shiraz and combined they produce the ultimate blend. Pirathon Shiraz showcases and celebrates the pinnacle north-western Barossa region and pinnacle Barossa grape with a complex and distinguished wine.
What The Critics Say
94/100 Winestate World's Greatest Shiraz 2022
"A huge old school style with great intensity of varietal fruit characters and showing good cellaring potential"
95/100 Wine Orbit, Sam Kim
"It's gracefully rich and fragrant on the nose showing sweet plum, blackberry, cake spice and toasty oak characters, leading to a succulent palate that's filled with delectable flavours and generous texture. An abundance of fine tannins provide excellent frame and structure." Drink 2022 - 2035
94/100 Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
"Now dubbed Silver Label, but still the great value, cracking and delicious Barossa red, from a range of sub-regions, that has been such a crowd-pleaser. Maturation is for a year and a half in a combination of American, French and Hungarian oak, some of which is new. An opaque, near black hue, the nose exhibits notes of chocolate, cassis, black fruits, warm earth, dried herbs, axle grease (in the most positive way), espresso, a smoky note and blackberries. Real intensity on the palate. Good power here, with noticeable grip and concentration. Fine, firm tannins and serious length. This will provide pleasure for a good ten to fifteen years"
| Variety | Shiraz / Syrah |
|---|---|
| Region | Barossa |
| Closure | Cap |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 14.70% |
| Maturity | 2022 - 2035 |
This Wine Goes Well With
Taste
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