2013 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz

2013 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz (750ml)

Super ripe Shiraz has been carefully selected from our St Clare estate vineyard with low yields at 1.5T/acre ensuring premium quality, full flavoured fruit. Traditional artisan winemaking techniques of cold soaking and open fermentation for 10 days have been used to extract maximum colour, flavour, and tannin from the berries.

After fermentation, the wine is fortified with an aged brandy spirit and matured in American Oak hogsheads for 1 year resulting in a luscious, smooth wine with rich flavours of blackberry, cassis, and Christmas pudding. The velvety finish leaves you wanting more!

Enjoy now or be richly rewarded with further cellaring to 2025.

 

AWARDS & ACCOLADES 
V13 //

GOLD MEDAL ~ Clare Valley Wine Show 2023

GOLD MEDAL ~ Clare Valley Wine Show 2022

TROPHY & GOLD MEDAL ~ Best Fortified Wine of Show at Clare Valley Wine Show 2015

GOLD MEDAL & TOP FORTIFIED SHIRAZ IN SHOW ~ Clare Valley Wine Show 2014

95 POINTS, James Halliday, www.winecompanion.com.au
"...Very powerful and complex, and the fermentation cut by fortification at exactly the right moment, with a luscious array of spiced black fruits running through the long, evenly balanced palate."

 

PROVENANCE AWARDS & ACCOLADES

V08 // 
94 POINTS, James Halliday, www.winecompanion.com.au
"Dense blackish colour; a well-made and well-balanced vintage port-style; the fruit is spicy and deep with black cherry flavours together with spice and licorice..."

V06 //  
The Adelaide Review Hot 100 South Australian Wines 2009/10
"Reilly's offered us a luscious Shiraz based on super-ripe fruit given a 15-month stint in American oak after fortification. 'Bucketloads of blackberry, spicy aniseed, and fennel' for Louise; 'simple and luscious' for Pete; 'tangy length and breadth' for Andrew."

BRONZE MEDAL - 2008 Clare Valley Wine Show

TASTING NOTES

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