2020 John Duval Eligo Shiraz

• Producer: John Duval Wines
• Varietal: Shiraz
• Region: Barossa
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2020

WINEMAKERS NOTES NOSE: Intense waves of plum and blackberry with hints of anise and dark chocolate. PALATE: Richly textured with a multitude of plush yet powerful dark fruit layers. Deep, pure fruited and commanding. The palate also displays hints of baking spice and licorice, finishing with integrated, fine grippy tannins. While seductive in its primary fruited youth, the 2020 Eligo will benefit from at least five years of cellaring and should age gracefully for over fifteen years.

Dry conditions for the second year in a row presented some challenges, with yields again well down. Despite the dry conditions, February and March were cooler than average, providing a long and even ripening period. The resulting wines are of very high quality, with great purity and depth of fruit.

Sourced from old vineyards in the Krondorf (Stoll) and Ebenezer (Hoffmann) sub regions of the Barossa Valley and the Moculta (Fechner) and Mt McKenzie (Knight/Severin) sub regions in the Eden Valley comprising 53% Barossa Valley, 47% Eden Valley.

The parcels of fruit were fermented separately in small stainless-steel fermenters, some with submerged caps. Owing to miniscule yields, we were very careful in managing tannins, so shiraz this year generally spent less time on skins, around 7 days. Post classification, the component wines were matured in oak for 18 months (51% new fine grain French oak hogsheads and the balance in seasoned French oak hogsheads).

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