John Duval Wines Eligo Shiraz 2016

Name: John Duval Wines Eligo Shiraz 2016
Brand: John Duval
SKU: NEGDUVELI1716
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About this Wine

98 POINTS - James Halliday, Wine Companion
"The tannins and oak are built into this wine like a checkerboard table created by a master craftsman with decades of experience. Like John Duval."

The aim with Eligo is to produce a structured but elegant expression of Barossa Shiraz. A wine with restrained power, rich texture and palate length. Eligo is a vineyard selection of the best, low yielding parcels of exceptional fruit that I find during the vintage.

The growing season was characterised by low winter and spring rainfall, which was followed by a hot spell in mid-December. The hot conditions were thankfully broken by 40 mm of rain in late January. The timing of this rain was perfect, particularly for our dry grown vines. The balance of the ripening season comprised warm days, but slightly cooler than average nights, helping the vines to cope with the warm conditions.

COLOR:
Deep purple red.

NOSE:
Lifted black plum, blackberry and blueberry with hints of earth, anise and spicy, savoury oak.

TASTE:
Elegant expression of rich dark fruits with some earthy savouriness and smoked meat flavours. Deep and intense with excellent fruit purity and freshness, finishing with a taut backbone and a long flowing tannin structure.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Shiraz
Country	Australia
Region	Barossa Valley
Brand	John Duval
Vintage	2016

Barossa Valley Wine

The Barossa Valley wine region has historically and currently still is one of Australia's most prestigious premium wine producing regions. Located just 60km north east of Adelaide city centre, the climate there is very hot and dry which is perfect for the big bold reds the area is famous for.

A straight Shiraz is what Barossa is most well known for, however Rhone blends, such as Shiraz Cabernet are also very popular. While much less prevalent, white wines (Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillon) are planted on the higher altitude hillsides where the ocean breeze cools temperatures down to a level suitable for producing these varieties as well.

Some of Australia's earliest Shiraz plantings can be found here dating as far back as the 1850's. While not always a guarantee of quality, it might be worth seeking out and trying one of the region's "old vine shiraz" if you haven't yet.

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