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September 29th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, VINEgeek VINstagram | Leave a comment.

Sylvan Springs Hard Yards Shiraz 2007 McLaren Vale

Producer: Sylvan Springs

Grapes: Shiraz (presumably 100%, but it doesn’t say so on the tech sheet)

Appellation: McLaren Vale (Australia)

Vineyard: Soils are “grey sand over ironstone gravel layer over orange permeable clay.” At least some of the fruit comes from the Blewitt Springs sub-region.

Winemaking: No new oak – the wine spent 12 months [...]

January 7th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | 4 comments. Add yours.
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