Crafted from our finest Pyrenees fruit, the 2005 Taltarni Reserve follows a long tradition of great Taltarni reds whilst acknowledging the uniquely Australian history of shiraz cabernet
blends. It also combines modern Australian winemaking techniques with traditional, timeless French winemaking practices, perfectly capturing the philosophy of winemaking at Taltarni.
2005 was a dry, warm vintage in the Pyrenees, with low rainfall throughout the growing season, producing grapes with rich, ripe fruit flavours and tannins. After harvest, the separate batches of grapes were destemmed and crushed to a range of fermenters.
The wines were fermented on skins for 14—20 days, then basketpressed directly to new French oak barriques. After malolactic fermentation the wines were racked, blended, then returned to barrels for 20 months prior to bottling.
Winemaker Comments
A deep ruby colour, this wine offers intense blackberry characters and liquorice flavours, with some well integrated toasty, mocha, cigar box notes from the oak. It displays a fantastic balance of fruit
freshness and the firm tannins typical of Taltarni, making it perfect for drinking now or cellaring for up to 10 years.
