1853 Limited Museum Release
Normans Estate Est 1853 Vine Ancestry Shiraz 2022
Well-balanced elegant nose with soft freshly cut plum, blackberry and blueberry notes showing its youthfulness at this stage. This is complimented with star anise spice giving depth to the highly aromatic bouquet. Full and vibrant with an initial surge of juicy fruit flavours of blackberry, plum and mulberry.
The oak and tannins are smooth and subtle with the under lying taste whilst some spice and natural fruit acid give length and definition. An outstanding match with all full flavoured red meat dishes. I find it goes well with the over powering delicious flavour of barbequed spare ribs!
Winemaking
Sourced from multiple sites in South Australia from vines aged from 35 - 80 years of age. The wine was fermented in small stainless steel fermenters to retain concentrated fruit flavours. To complete the fermentation process and maturation the wine went into mostly old oak barrels with a small percentage of new oak for a period of 12 months. This enabled the use of the finely toasted oak barrels to slowly infiltrate the highly concentrated fruit flavour creating a well-balanced yet complex tannin structure.
Cellaring
Made to drink upon release or will reward cellaring medium term.
Varietals Shiraz
Region South Australia
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris
Awards
94 Points - Australian Wine Showcase
Normans 1853 Museum Release South Australia Shiraz 2016
Strong crimson red, with a lighter red hue. Dark berries fruit nuances engulf you initially with hints of blackberry, sweet plum, black pepper and cinnamon providing further complexity. The palate is full bodied and up front shows blackberry characters highlighted by sweet plum then more subtle notes of cassis, black pepper and leather saddle.
Upon another taste and time to breath the wine opens up further to display beautiful nutmeg and an almost fortified character from its obvious age which is so smooth and mouth filling it stays with you along with the oak and soft tannin structure for around 10+ seconds.
Winemaking
The grapes were hand picked in small parcels and kept separate to ensure the best possible flavours were extracted from each parcel. The grapes were fermented in small open top fermenters and hand plunged daily. Once pressed the individual batches were left to mature in a combination of old and new French oak hogsheads. The best barrels were isolated from the rest of the blend for our Chais Clarendon release to be used for our Museum Release Series and spent up to 4 years in barrel before being bottled and aged further before release.
Cellaring
This wine will be drinking beautifully now or can be cellared for the next 5 years.
Varietals Shiraz
Region South Australia
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris
Awards
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
96 Points - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
95 Point Rated & 5 Stars - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"It's gorgeously maturing with dark berry, smoked game, toasty oak and warm spice aromas on the nose, followed by a richly flavoursome palate offering supple texture backed by layers of silky tannins. Generous and seductive with a sustained delectable finish. At its best: now to 2030."
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Normans Estate Est 1853 Vine Ancestry Shiraz 2021
Well-balanced elegant nose with soft freshly cut plum, blackberry and blueberry notes showing its youthfulness at this stage. This is complimented with star anise spice giving depth to the highly aromatic bouquet. Full and vibrant with an initial surge of juicy fruit flavours of blackberry, plum and mulberry.
The oak and tannins are smooth and subtle with the under lying taste whilst some spice and natural fruit acid give length and definition. An outstanding match with all full flavoured red meat dishes. I find it goes well with the over powering delicious flavour of barbequed spare ribs!
Winemaking
Sourced from multiple sites in South Australia from vines aged from 35 - 80 years of age. The wine was fermented in small stainless steel fermenters to retain concentrated fruit flavours. To complete the fermentation process and maturation the wine went into mostly old oak barrels with a small percentage of new oak for a period of 12 months. This enabled the use of the finely toasted oak barrels to slowly infiltrate the highly concentrated fruit flavour creating a well-balanced yet complex tannin structure.
Cellaring
Made to drink upon release or will reward cellaring medium term.
Varietals Shiraz
Region South Australia
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris
Normans 1853 Museum Release South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
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