Paxton Quandong Farm Shiraz 2022
- Certified Biodynamic
- Certified Organic
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Winery
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RegionMcLaren Vale, SA
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GrapesShiraz
A perfumed lift of raspberry, wild cherry, black olive with a hint of floral notes and violets balanced with a delicate dusting of cinnamon and vanillin spice. French oak influence is sophisticated and contributes without being overwhelming. On the palate, medium bodied wine with plum, blueberry and cherry fruit characters. The mid palate has a velvety generosity. Lightly rounded silky tannins offer great length and deliver a smooth velvety finish.
Quandong Farm Shiraz is a single vineyard wine that aims to highlight the intensity and brightness of fruit grown using biodynamic techniques.
Tasting Notes for Paxton Quandong Farm Shiraz 2022 from the Winery
100% Single Vineyard Shiraz. 12 months in French oak. Colour: Hot flush. Aroma: Musk, boysenberry, and purple fruit straps, accented by fragrant notes of juniper, rosemary blooms, and a hint of sandalwood incense. Palate: Boysenberry, plum, and black cherry mingling with hints of savory spice and a subtle earthiness. Cellar: 20 years.
Quandong Farm Shiraz is a single vineyard wine that aims to highlight the intensity and brightness of fruit grown using biodynamic techniques. Our farming practices are designed to produce wines of intensity, but also with layers of texture, flavour and interest for the consumer. We think this wine exhibits these characteristics and provides both concentration and flavour and a certain delicacy, rather than simple raw power.
Vintage Notes
Well, you thought 2021 was good but I bet you hadn’t heard about 2022 yet! With most of the country experiencing extreme La Niña conditions, in McLaren Vale we were hit with the lucky stick and enjoyed plenty of soil moistening rain through the winter but no extreme events. Budburst was a breath of new life after a long cool Winter and conditions were ideal up to flowering where things went a bit haywire. Crazy Melbourne type weather blew a lot of the flowers away before they could turn into fruit… but less fruit, more quality and coming off a bumper 2021 vintage it helped balance things out. We had a lovely cool summer, which helped ripening happen nice and slow, just the way we like it. Vintage was well spread out with fine days through most of March allowing us to choose when to pick and preserve stunning, natural acidity.
Bouquet
This wine is an aromatic feast for the senses. The is a heady scent of musk, boysenberry, and purple fruit straps, accented by fragrant notes of juniper, rosemary blooms, and a hint of sandalwood incense. There are also subtle hints of candy characters from the bunches used during fermentation, adding complexity and depth.
Palate
Rich flavours of boysenberry, plum, and black cherry mingling with hints of savory spice and a subtle earthiness. There's a dancing brightness to this wine, which belies its incredible depth of flavour concentration without being inky or heavy. The powdery tannins are firm yet velvety, like the soft glow of embers in a fire pit, and the finish is long and satisfying, with a subtle hint of juniper and rosemary lingering on the palate.
Vinification
Grapes were hand picked and selector harvested at optimum flavour and sugar equilibrium. 40% was used as whole bunches while the remainder was delicately destemmed and fermented using 100% indigenous (wild) yeast. The small batch open ferments were carefully plunged and pumped over for 10-15 days to extract colour, flavour and tannin structure, then pressed to new and mature French oak puncheons, where they were nurtured for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.
Alcohol: 14.0%
Winemaker: Ashleigh Seymour and Kate Goodman
Peak Drinking: GOOD: Now - BETTER: 2025 - MAX: 2036
(SKU: PX_QUA_CV)
Wine Type | Red |
Vintage | 2022 |
Grapes | Shiraz |
Region | McLaren Vale, SA |
Volume | 750mL |
Packaging | Glass Bottle |
Closure | Screwcap |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Alcohol % | 14.0 |
Alcohol Level | High [14-16%] |
Calories from alcohol per 100mL | 78 |
Residual Sugar g/L | ≈ 2 |
Sugar Level | Dry [0-4 g/L] |
Sugar (g) per 100mL | less than 1 |
Calories from sugar per 100mL | 0 |
Total Calories per 100mL | 78 |
Calorie Level per 100mL | Average [70-90] |
Certified Biodynamic | Yes |
Certified Organic | Yes |
Vegetarian Suitable | Yes |
Fining Agents Used | None |
Wine Showcase Magazine: 94 Points
Wine Orbit: 93+ Points
The Real Review: 93 Points
The Real Review: #4 of 29 2022 Shiraz from McLaren Vale
Previous Vintage
97 Points (Equal Top In Category)
Winestate Magazine Organic & Biodynamic Wine Show
96/100 James Halliday
"The first Paxton vineyard to adopt a biodynamic regime. The complex bouquet has sweet dark berry fruits, spice and wood smoke (not bushfire) aromas, and a medium to full-bodied palate that stays light on its feet in a wealth of licorice, juniper and savoury, earthy notes."
James Halliday, 2020
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