Battle of Bosworth Shiraz 2022
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This is the Bosworth anchor wine - rich and full, red and black fruits on the nose, savoury with delicious oak characters. Balanced, medium to full-bodied and classic McLaren Vale
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
This is the 22nd version of our Bosworth Shiraz – the OG in fact. We made the first vintage of this wine way back in 2001. It is as it has pretty much always been, a super varietal and archetypal McLaren Vale Shiraz; bags of red and black fruits (red and black plums, blackberries, bramble) with a hint of chocolate and anise along with super length, balance and freshness. The oak is present but not overpowering and while it drink now
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Vintage
Vineyard Notes
We didn’t think things could get much better after the 2021 season, but we were wrong. It was almost spooky: average winter and early spring rains, a cool summer and gentle ripening conditions throughout the 2022 season. This ripening period was also dry, and we didn’t experience any heat spikes at all; everything ripened in order and with a break between the varieties. Veraison (the stage of grape development when the grapes change colour as they get nearer to harvest) was later than usual, and picking across all varieties was a little later than usual, too. Overall, 2022 was a terrific vintage, with super-quality whites and reds too.
Winemaking
Winemaker Notes
We pick the grapes on flavour and sugar ripeness, then crush them and pump into small open fermenters where they ferment gently whilst undergoing twice daily pump overs. (We drain off the juice and then pump it over the ‘cap’ of grape skins, to gently draw out colour, flavour and tannins.). Once just about through ferment, we gently pump the wine into oak barrels (a mixture of older, and roughly 30% new French) and let the wine finish ferment in them. It then spends just under 12 months in oak maturing before bottling.
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