Peter Lehmann, Stonewell Shiraz other_regions_italy Pale saignée colour

Pale saignée colour

a little reminiscent of 2001 in this winery

This is the central part of the cru

we put the wine immediately in new oak barrel without maceration

although you do feel some of the extra heat of the vintage

Peter Lehmann, Stonewell Shiraz other_regions_italy Pale saignée colourPeter Lehmann famously championed old vine Barossa Shiraz in the 1980s when growers were paid to grub it up. Created in 1987, this classic barrel fermented 'best of the best' Shiraz comes from a dozen or so top vineyards, the oldest planted in 1885. Exuberant toasty, mocha oak (mostly French, with 10% American) and blueberry and black olive fruit make for a plush, perfumed wine, with a long chassis of fine grained tannins.