Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz was first made in 1977. The 2004 vintage marks one of the best seasons in the Pyrenees. An auspicious wine, Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz has made a lasting mark on the
local and international wine scene with numerous medals from the wine show circuit over the past 20 years.
Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz 2004 exemplifies the Pyrenees regional benchmark style, sourced from mature and carefully nurtured shiraz vines from Taltarni’s Estate. A selection of fruit for this
wine is from an old shiraz clone planted in 1864.
Taltarni’s Pyrenees Shiraz is an exquisite wine crafted using Taltarni’s finest winemaking methods. Small wine parcels are cool fermented to retain fresh fruit characters, with the wine undergoing extended skin contact to enhance the complexity of the wine and soften tannins. 10% of the wine undergoes end of
ferment in barrel integrating subtle oak, cedar and spice characteristics. The wine then undergoes about 18 months maturation in 60% new oak, mainly French barriques with about 10% in American oak.
Winemaker Comments
Colour: Vibrant magenta red showing youthfulness.
Nose: Sophisticated nose with concentrated aromas of blueberries and mocha.
Palate: A soft palate with a long finish of rich blackberries and sweet raspberries layered over some delicious oak flavours.
