Technical Details:
- The Wine
The 2009 Gemstone Shiraz is a structured wine with soft velvety tannins.
- Colour
- Black with purple hues.
- Nose
- Dark red and black currants, plums, raspberry conserve.
- Palate
- The front palate is plush and intense. Dark and spicy red fruits, with subtle amounts of liquorice and chocolate fanning across the mid to back.
- Food
- Lamb dishes.
- Alcohol
- 15%
- Cellaring
- Now - 2012
- Vintage Notes
The 2009 growing season presented us with good winter and spring rains. The warm days and cool nights leading up to harvest provided us with near perfect conditions. As a result, the 2009 wines have wonderful finesse and brightness. Not cloying and over ripe they display remarkable richness and vibrance that will see them drinking well for the next 2-5 years.
