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Stonewell
Alc/vol 14.5% T.A 6.0g/L p/H 3.58 RS 3.0g/L
Stonewell Shiraz – first made in 1987 – has one guiding principle: to be Peter Lehmann’s best shiraz of vintage. The name Stonewell was chosen in recognition of the high quality shiraz grapes being grown around Stonewell Road in the Marananga district of the Barossa.
While the winery owns a vineyard called Stonewell in this district, the grapes for Stonewell Shiraz are not limited to this one vineyard and come from individual growers in a number of Barossa sub-districts, particularly those to the west and the north where hard dry soils give rise to low-yielding shiraz of great quality.
This limited release Stonewell shows a deep, black centre with loads of dark, plummy fruit and a touch of chocolate and aniseed. The palate is richly structured with fine tannins and a long, persistent finish ensuring that the wine will drink beautifully over the next 5-10 years.
This limited release Stonewell shows a deep, black centre with loads of dark, plummy fruit and a touch of chocolate and aniseed. The palate is richly structured with fine tannins and a long, persistent finish ensuring that the wine will drink beautifully over the next 5-10 years.
2003/2005 was a cool vintage with quite a bit of rain so careful selection in the vineyards was paramount to making high quality reds with good fruit definition which appear to be approachable a bit earlier than normal while still showing good depth of flavour.
Only two vineyards reached Stonewell standard at that year and hence only a very small amount has been made- our own company vineyard on Stonewell Road in the Marananga sub- region of the Barossa and a low yielding premium vineyard owned by the Simpson family at Rosedale in the western Barossa.
Fermented on skins in static fermenters for two weeks prior to pressing off through a small batch basket press. Following clarification the wine was aged in French oak hogsheads for
12 months prior to bottling and further aging in our cellars until its release.
Savour with rich game dishes, roast beef, and cheese such as Parmigiano Reggiano, aged cheddar or Grana Padano.
Alc/vol 14.5% T.A 6.0g/L p/H 3.58 RS 3.0g/L
