The popularity of Australian wine is built on the stewardship of its winemaking forefathers who identified a shortlist of ideal climates and soils required for premium vineyards to thrive. Today, McGuigan Wines offers wine lovers it's very own Shortlist, each wine showcasing a celebrated wine variety and the premium wine region from which it has established its distinguished reputation.
The fruit for this wine is fermented in 8 tonne fermenters at cool temperatures for 10 days to ensure optimum fruit retention. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is then put through the process of malo-lactic fermentation and transfered to a combination of old and new French and American Hogshead barrels to mature for 14 months prior to bottling. This wine contains 75% Grenache, 15% Shiraz and 10% Mataro grapes which gives the wine it’s complexity and richness of flavour.
The fruit for this wine is fermented in 8 tonne fermenters at cool temperatures for 10 days to ensure optimum fruit retention. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is then put through the process of malo-lactic fermentation and transfered to a combination of old and new French and American Hogshead barrels to mature for 14 months prior to bottling. This wine contains 75% Grenache, 15% Shiraz and 10% Mataro grapes which gives the wine it’s complexity and richness of flavour.
