2018 Moonvine Moppa Shiraz

2018 Moonvine Moppa Shiraz

Vineyard | Barossa Valley // Dry Grown Old Vines

Winemaker | Justin Ardill, Owner & Winemaker since 1993

Winemaking & Viticulture | This second vintage release wine has been hand-crafted from a small parcel of premium fruit sourced from dry grown old vines in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.
These aged vines produce small yields of premium quality fruit with concentrated flavours and balanced acidity. Hand picked at optimal ripeness, our winemaker Justin Ardill uses traditional winemaking techniques of open fermentation, cold soaking, prolonged skin contact and hand plunging before gently pressing to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannin from the berries.
Maturation in fine grained French oak hogsheads for 24 months has allowed development of smooth vanilla oak characteristics. 

Profile | This full bodied wine shows layers of dark fruits with lifted spice and rich soft tannins. The wine displays well integrated oak with a long lingering finish.

Specifications | 16.0% alc/vol // TA 6.03g/L // pH 3.69 // RS 0.6g/L

Cellar to | 2038

Provenance | Barossa Valley

V18// Second Vintage Release

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

GOLD MEDAL, 95 POINTS - Marananga Wine Show, Barossa Valley 2022
"Savoury, farmyard aromas, drying spice, tannin and extract"

91 POINTS - Australian Wine Showcase 2021

SILVER MEDAL, 90 POINTS - Marananga Wine Show, Barossa Valley 2024

BRONZE MEDAL, 88 POINTS - Rutherglen Wine Show 2021
"Quite advanced ripe and oaky. Sweet ripe fruit and sweet oak to match."

BRONZE MEDAL, 86 POINTS - Marananga Wine Show, Barossa Valley 2021
"Dark black fruits, liquorice very ripe but put together well, good length, has freshness"

BRONZE MEDAL, 85 POINTS - Barossa Wine Show 2022

BRONZE MEDAL, 86 POINTS - Barossa Wine Show 2023

BRONZE MEDAL, 85 POINTS - Barossa Wine Show 2024