Name: Thistledown Wine Co - Cunning Plan Shiraz
SKU: 49375
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Thistledown Wine Co – Cunning Plan Shiraz

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Australia

South Australia

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Red

The Facts

UPCs 2022 (750ml) - 8 58441 00691 0

Origins Australia > South Australia > McLaren Vale

Appellation McLaren Vale

Varietal Syrah

Cepage 100% Shiraz

Winemaking Whole berry, four-day soak, wild ferment

Aging 10% new French oak, the remainder seasoned French

Markets Texas

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The Character

Overall Effortlessly balanced with ripe flavours

Aromas Red fruit, berries, spice, red florals

Tasting Notes Great depth of ripe plum and black-berry fruit flavours. A full-bodied wine with a succulent palate, lively spices and fine velvety tannins.

Awards 95pts James Halliday, 92pts James Suckling

Sustainability Vegan, Sustainable In Practice, Natural Fermentation

The Story

Despite having two MW’s on the team plus a highly regarded Australian winemaker, their early steps into selecting vineyards, buying grapes, choosing oak, deciding how to make the wine all felt like they were chancing their arm a little. They had to learn fast but perhaps the first lesson they learned was that however experienced, however serene they looked on the outside, all winemakers face a different set of problems every harvest and all winemakers need a Cunning Plan. Many years on, this wine reminds us that however much we have learned, there is always more to learn. Unashamedly Australian, this contemporary McLaren Vale Shiraz draws on incredible fruit grown at low yields (2.5t per acre) coupled with the Thistledown approach of picking on the way up rather than the way down. This results in fruit arriving in the winery in great condition, full of flavor and energy.

About Thistledown Wine Co

Producer Story

Thistledown Wine Company work with a unique blend of unrivalled fruit sources and the experience of both the New and the Old Worlds, lent by our 2 Masters of Wine. We craft wine of subtlety, texture and detail – wines a long way down the path to perfect balance.

Best known as one of the leaders of the contemporary Grenache movement, Thistledown Wines make small batch Grenache, Shiraz and Chardonnay from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. Alongside Wild & Wilder Wines, benchmark regional varietals and Mediterranean blends, and Millions Suns, sustainably certified wines from The Riverland, we produce world class wines with quality, value and sustainability at their core.

Producer Story

Thistledown Wine Company work with a unique blend of unrivalled fruit sources and the experience of both the New and the Old Worlds, lent by our 2 Masters of Wine. We craft wine of subtlety, texture and detail – wines a long way down the path to perfect balance.

Best known as one of the leaders of the contemporary Grenache movement, Thistledown Wines make small batch Grenache, Shiraz and Chardonnay from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. Alongside Wild & Wilder Wines, benchmark regional varietals and Mediterranean blends, and Millions Suns, sustainably certified wines from The Riverland, we produce world class wines with quality, value and sustainability at their core.