2010 Butchers Block Red

The Butchers Block is a made with grapes selected from the Turkey Flat Bethany, Stonewell and Koonunga vineyards. The 2010 vintage of Butchers Block is a blend of 53% Shiraz, 31% Grenache and 16% Mourvèdre.

In 2010 the growing season proved ideal with a warm summer preceded by the best winter rains for 5 years. Shiraz and Mourvedre soaked up the warmth showing both varietals suitability to the Barossa Valley by producing wine with great depth and structure. The Grenache yield was reduced due to an unseasonal heat wave in November which affected flowering, producing a wine with increased colour and bright varietal expression.

The 2010 BBR is a firmly structured wine with Shiraz providing a significant backbone with rock solid tannins and fantastic depth of flavour. Grenache provides a dash of Cherry sweetness, taming the Shiraz beautifully and increasing the appeal of the 2010 BBR as a young wine. Mourvedre plays the baseline adding extra layers to the tannins and a little funk and fragrance