Yelland and Papps Limited Cuvee Shiraz 2014

Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvee Shiraz 2014

The Limited Cuvée wines are exceptional small parcels released only on selected vintages. The wines first launched from the 2014 vintage when Susan & Michael Papps had a desire to produce some wines to push further some boundaries in their winemaking and a direction for some wines which were more linear and have ultra-fine tannins, with elegance and length. The selection of fruit for the first Limited Cuvée Shiraz coming from a small .5 hectares dry grown vineyard in the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa Valley.

100% whole cluster fed into French Oak puncheons and left to naturally ferment for 318 days with no sulphur additions for the first year. After 317 days on skins pressed off to French oak puncheons with a small sulphur addition.

Licorice, cherry clafoutis, purple flowers, sous Bois, charcuterie, and a fine bead of acidity and minerality.

Whole bunches of Grenache fed into French puncheons through purpose-built enlarged bung holes, pressed at the start of the ’15 and left for a further year, hand-bottled during the ’16 vintage (682 bottles, 20 magnums and 10 Jeroboams). You would never guess how this wine was made and matured if served blind. Points for bravery, time and effort, and its moderate alcohol. 95 points James Halliday Australian Wine Companion