2012 ELIGO
My aim with Eligo is to produce a structured but elegant expression of Barossa Shiraz. A wine with restrained power, rich texture and palate length.
Region: Barossa
Varieties: Shiraz 100%. Eligo represents the best of my 2012 vintage and is sourced from some excellent Shiraz vineyards in the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley regions.
Winemaking: Fermentation with submerged cap in small stainless steel fermenters. Some batches had up to 2 weeks on skins.
Oak Maturation: 100% barrel matured for 20 months with 75% new fine grain French oak hogsheads (300 litre) and the balance 2 and 3 year old hogsheads.
Technical Notes:
Alcohol 14.5%
pH 3.44
TA 6.7 g/l
Tasting:
Colour: Dense purple-red.
Nose: Savoury berry, spice nose. Blackberry and blueberry with hints of earth and charcuterie..
Palate: Elegant expression of dark fruit with layers of berry, spice and smoked meat flavours. Generous with excellent texture, palate length and balanced
tannin structure.