Description
Enjoy a mouthcoating Shiraz from a Jimmy-Watson Trophy-winning estate, and historic vineyards in McLaren Vale. Michael and Filippo Scarpantoni helped plant their family’s prized vineyards in the 1970s ... by hand, using no machinery! In fact, the Scarpantoni family has roots in McLaren Vale dating back to 1958. Although the fruit for this lavish Shiraz is from the site where Charles Hewett and William Colton planted McLaren Vale’s first vines, fed by a local freshwater spring. The Hewett and Colton families sailed from England to Adelaide in 1839, and Charles Hewett moved to the Oxenberry farm site in 1840.
The Scarpantoni's lavish reds are much sought after – not surprising, considering they have taken out Australia’s No.1 wine prize – the prestigious Jimmy Watson Trophy!
The black alluvial soils from this rich valley produce beautiful inky hues with aromatic blackberry and licorice aromas. The palate is full and rich with a complexity of dark fruits, classic chocolate notes and finishing long with soft silky tannins.
