Mt. Monster Shiraz

Region Limestone Coast

Vintage: Current Vintage (enquires welcome)

Winemaker: Ben Riggs

Colour Deep purple in colour.

Aroma Ripe blackberry and plum fruits on the nose with floral notes.

Palate  Varietal fruit-driven palate, with cherry/berry fruit and spice flavours.

Our Vineyards
“Our family vineyard is located in the picturesque and historic Padthaway valley, 300 km south of Adelaide. Our rich, fertile terra rossa soils, environmentally friendly viticulture, low yield
and exceptional fruit is how we consistently produce outstanding wines. Small parcels of the highest quality fruit are selected from our family vineyard and handcrafted to create wines with amazing depth of flavour, style and balance…” ~ David Bryson

Our Shiraz is fermented in static fermenters at controlled temperatures to retain the varietal aromatics. Once complete the wine is left for 7–10 days on skins to aide in the extraction of soft fleshy tannins and build wine structure. French & American oak has been used sparingly to ensure maximum fruit expression is retained in the final wine.

Vintage Conditions

It started out full bore with the usual warm February weather. All our grape varieties started to ripen at the same time making it one of our most compact vintages to date. Vine-balance was carefully monitored, resulting in fruit that demonstrate the vibrancy and fruit-derived characters that we strive for in our wines.
AwardsDate Bottled
23.05.2014

Alcohol 14.5%

Acidity 5.7g/L


Awards

    GOLD MEDAL     2014 China Wine & Spirit Awards
    GOLD MEDAL     2014 New Zealand International Wine Show
    SILVER MEDAL   2014 International Wine & Spirits Competition
    SILVER MEDAL   2014 Melbourne International Wine Competition