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Normans Heritage Series Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Deep red with purple hues in colour. Ripe raspberries and plums with a hint of anise, white pepper and sweet vanillin oak.
A rich plum and ripe raspberry palate with complexing cinnamon and vanillin sweet dusty oak, with a soft finish and touches of acidity.
Winemaking
Selected parcels of fruit were sourced from a single vineyard in the iconic Barossa Valley for this limited edition wine. We picked the fruit in the cool of the night in order to retain the fruits natural acidity and of course the regional flavours and aromatics that the Barossa valley is world famous for. The wine was transferred to the winery where it was hand reared with extended time on skins. The wine was crushed into open top fermenters where fermentation was initiated by wild yeasts found on the grape skins. Careful extraction and short post fermentation maceration were followed by pressing. The resultant wine was then transferred into oak where maloactic fermentation was completed before racking and maturation. The wine was aged in French oak then selected barrels were chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.
Cellaring
Drinking magnificently now, but will reward cellaring mid term.
Varietals ShirazRegion Barossa Valley
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris
Normans Heritage Series Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Vibrant pale straw in colour. The bouquet has lifted aromas of fresh lime juice with hints of orange blossom.
The palate is fresh, bright and lively bursting with limes, green apple, citrus and mineral acidity.
Winemaking
Selected parcels of fruit were sourced from a single vineyard in the iconic Clare Valley region for this limited edition wine. The fruit was hand picked during the cool early hours of the morning. The fruit was then rapidly transported to the winery and immediately crushed, chilled and pressed, where the free run juice and pressings were separated. The juice is cold settled for 3-4 days, racked off solids and then fermented in stainless steel tanks. Post fermentation individual batches were blended to style then the finished parcels were carefully assessed, with only the finest chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.
Cellaring
This well balanced Riesling is best to drink now or will reward medium term cellaring.
Varietals Riesling
Region Clare Valley
Alcohol 12%
Winemaker John Harris
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Normans Heritage Series Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016
This Chardonnay has pale yellow in colour with subtle notes of lemon curd and complement delicate aromatics of grapefruit and nectarine.
A fresh and elegant wine with pure fruit flavours of nectarine enhanced by crisp citrus acidity and a long, dry finish.
Winemaking
Selected parcels of fruit were sourced from the iconic cool climate region of the Adelaide Hills for this limited edition wine. The fruit was hand picked during the cool early hours of the morning. The fruit was then rapidly transported to the winery and immediately crushed, chilled and pressed. It was then allowed to settle before being racked off of juice lees, warmed and inoculated with selected dried wine yeasts. Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks of various sizes at 12-18 degrees. A small proportion of the wine (5%) is fermented in oak barrels to add a touch of complexity and texture to the wine. The finished parcels are carefully assessed, with only the finest chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.
Cellaring
This well balanced Chardonnay is best to drink now or will reward short term cellaring.
Varietals Chardonnay
Region Adelaide Hills
Alcohol 13%
Winemaker John Harris
Normans Heritage Series Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Dark cherry red in colour. The nose is vintage Coonawarra Cabernet; there are splashes of fresh cherries, raspberry, chocolate and a lovely hint of tomato leaf.
The palate displays an intense fresh fruit sweetness that is balanced by a round velvety mouth feel and a full body. This 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is vibrant and approachable, and easy drinking for all occasions.
Winemaking
Select parcels of fruit were sourced from the iconic terra rossa soils of Coonawarra for this limited edition wine. We picked the fruit at optimum ripeness in the cool of the night in order to retain the fruit's natural acidity and of course the regional flavours and aromatics that the Coonawarra is world famous for. The wine was transferred to the winery where it was hand reared with extended time on skins. Hand plunging, cool preferment maceration and the use of select yeast, coupled with long post ferment maceration on skins followed by the traditional techniques more often used in French winemaking. The wine was aged in French oak then selected barrels were chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.
Cellaring
This Cabernet Sauvignon can be enjoyed now or will reward cellaring mid term.
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon
Region Coonawarra
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris
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