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John Duval Wines Eligo Shiraz | six-pack

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By John Duval Wines

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97 points “Deep and intense ruby and purple colours in the glass. Plum, blueberry, vanilla oil and dark chocolate aromas. Rich and weighty on the palate with a subtle ironstone minerality adding character to the rich dark fruit core. Intense and incredibly long with gravelly tannins bringing the whole palate into focus as it rolls to the finish. Cellar time will be very well rewarded.” Stuart Knox, The Real Review, January 2024
96 points “A vineyard selection across the finest plot from which winemaker John Duval sources grapes. Rich, concentrated and graceful, it’s a wine that is harmonious and shows great presence as it travels across the palate. Satsuma plum, blackberry and black cherry fruits of great depth and purity. Studded with hints of baking spice, sage, licorice, dark chocolate, panforte, jasmine, olive tapenade, cedar and earth. There’s a meaty, beef-stock edge to the palate, tending savoury on the finish, with powdered graphite tannins and a fine acid pulse. Super stuff.” Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion 8 July 2024

DEFINITION

From Latin: To pick out, select or choose the best.

Released only from the best Barossa vintages, a meticulous selection of the most exceptional Shiraz we can produce. The latest release  displays the palate texture, length and restrained power that has defined this wine since the inaugural 2005 vintage release.

BACKGROUND The process of creating Eligo begins in the vineyard, where the most exceptional parcels of fruit are identified. Aiming for a structured but elegant expression of Barossa Shiraz. The Barossa Valley components deliver depth and structure to the palate with an overlay of rich concentrated fruit flavour, the Eden Valley components bring vibrant aromatics. Post-vinification a further selection is made before the best wines are put to barrel. Post maturation, a final classification is made to produce what can confidently be proclaimed to be the finest Shiraz of the vintage from John Duval Wines.

VINTAGE 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.

VINEYARDS 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.

WINEMAKING 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).

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.

Technical Notes:

  • Alc: 14.5% 
  • pH: 3.51
  • TA: 6.6g/L

 

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