Massena The Eleventh Hour Shiraz 2017 South Australia Barossa Valley

Description

Massena The Eleventh Hour Shiraz 2017

Massena ‘The Eleventh Hour’ Shiraz 2017 is from 60-year-old vines in the Northwest Barossa. This is rich, thick and velvety, an excellent edition of the Eleventh Hour, as one might expect. Bright blackberry fruits, chocolate, licorice, plum, anise and fine tannins all whirling about here. This is Barossa Shiraz with elegance.

Massena ‘The Eleventh Hour’ Shiraz 2017 is from 60-year-old vines in the Northwest Barossa. This is rich, thick and velvety, an excellent edition of the Eleventh Hour, as one might expect. Bright blackberry fruits, chocolate, licorice, plum, anise and fine tannins all whirling about here.

VINEYARDS

We source traditional Barossa varieties Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro from dedicated growers in the deep red soils of the North Western edge of the Barossa. These include the sub regions of Greenock, Stonewell and Moppa. These rare vineyards host dry farmed, low yielding vines up to 150 years of age.

DADDS BLOCK

Planted in 2001 on a spare parcel of land owned by the Dadds Family, this vineyard sits on the outskirts of Nuriootpa. The Dadds block is planted to Mataro, Saperavi, Primitivo and Tannat over 10 acres on a mix of white sand, red and yellow clays and brown loam soils. With extremely low vigour and on a gentle southerly slope, this vineyard is run sustainably and produces grapes that have an amazing balance of fruit flavour and acidity.

STONEGARDEN VINEYARD

The Stonegarden vineyard was established in 1858 on the Eastern edge of the Barossa, outside the town of Springton. Originally planted to fortified varieties such as Muscat and Grenache, it also has original plantings of Shiraz and Cabernet and a section of old vine Riesling. The metamorphic base to the soils, an elevation of 400 metres and meagre rainfall provide some of the most sought after grapes in the Barossa and produces true wines of provenance.