Paxton MV Shiraz

Paxton MV Shiraz

Wine Description

MV 'McLaren Vale' or 'Multiple Vineyard' Shiraz displays the hallmarks of classic McLaren Vale Shiraz - elegance, balance, and pleasure in a bottle. This wine gives the best of both worlds: a fantastic wine when young, but careful cellaring for 10-15 years will reward you very nicely.

Paxton
David & Ang
Jones Block Vineyard
Ashleigh Seymour
Consulting Winemaker Kate Goodman
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Acclaim
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
McLaren Vale, South Australia
Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:
yes
Certified Vineyards:
yes
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
7 - 20 days
Varietal composition:
100% Shiraz
Fermentation container:
various
Malolactic fermentation:
full
Fining agent:
no
Size of aging container:
225 l
Type of oak:
5% new French oak, 85% older
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Total SO2
62
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.55
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Total SO2
62
Residual sugar:
1 g/L
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Wine Production

Individual parcels from each vineyard are picked at optimum sugar, acid and flavor balance. These parcels remain separate throughout vinification and are blended prior to bottling. Fermentation begins after gently de-stemming the fruit into both open and static fermenters. During fermentation, each parcel is plunged and pumped over twice a day for 2 weeks, to extract flavor, color and tannin compounds. The ferments were then pressed to a combination of new and mature French oak barriques (225 L) and puncheons (500 L), where they are nurtured for 12 months prior to blending and bottling.

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About the Vineyard

Paxton’s vineyards comprise seven Biodynamic properties. MV Shiraz is a blend of 100% organic Shiraz grapes from four of the Paxton vineyards, and has been developed to highlight optimum fruit flavors.