2001 Shiraz Double Magnum 3L

The Turkey Flat Vineyard boasts some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world.  Planted in 1847, these hard-working gnarled old vines are still producing fantastic grapes.  They are dry grown with their roots extending metres into the soil in search of moisture. 

Much of the credit for the best Shiraz made in the Barossa is due to old vines such as these.  The fact that these vines still exist is largely due to a far-sighted quarantine scheme, in which South Australia was spared the phylloxera outbreak which devastated the vineyards of Europe, America and subsequently parts of Australia in the late 1800’s. 

The 2001 vintage produced good yields thanks to warm, dry weather throughout the flowering season.  Each small parcel of Shiraz was vinified separately and matured in French oak barrels.  The result is a firmly structured complex Shiraz, with lifted aromas of Christmas cake/plum pudding, cocoa, mocha, leather/suede and bitter cherries and prunes. 
The full-bodied palate has flavours of plums, leather, spice, and cardamom.