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Vintage
2012
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Alcohol
13.5%
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Variety
Durif
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Cellaring
5-8 years
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Goes Well With
braised beef, lamb, roast beef
The Range
These back vintage All Saints Estate wines are special wines that are carefully cellared deep inside the castle and released only when they are at their peak for your drinking pleasure.The Wine
It is deep inky-black colour displaying rich aromas and flavours of berries and liquorice with dense tannins and classy French and American oak. It shows the typically intense colour and body for which Rutherglen Durif is rightfully famous.Variety
Durif is such a local hero that it is often referred to as Rutherglen Durif. The variety is a cross of Peloursin and Shiraz and it prospers almost exclusively in North East Victoria. Our long, warm Autumn days give the grapes plenty of time to develop their intense colour and rich flavours.Winemaking
Hand picked fruit is fermented and steeped on its skins for four weeks before gentle pressing. Durif has huge colour and can be extremely tannic if not handled carefully so the technique of long maceration, where the skins are left soaking for weeks, does seem inappropriate at first. However, given long enough, the tannins begin to soften and the structure of the wine is surprisingly supple when the time finally comes to pressing. After pressing it spends 20 months ageing in barrel.
Food Matching
Durif is definitely a food wine and as a younger wine will partner richly flavoured dishes such as braised lamb shanks where the tannins will complement the sticky character of the meat. An older wine will have softened and the resulting smooth palate and fine tannin structure will be ideal with a perfectly cooked classic; Slow Roasted Whole Eye Fillet of Beef with Béarnaise Sauce.Cellaring Potential
Durif has plenty of tannin and enough acidity to keep the wine balanced and improving for up to a decade or more. Within a few years it will throw some sediment, so is best decanted before serving."A text book example of a variety known for its generosity, but less for its medium-bodied elegance. This nails both, its flavours rolling along the tongue, tannins and oak simply marking the boundaries of the game." Halliday Wine Companion, October 2016
All orders are shipped by Australia Post or Fastway. Please allow up to 5 normal business days for shipping to capital cities (Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney) and more for other areas.
SHIPPING COSTS
| Albury/Local Area | $6.00 |
| Melbourne/Canberra | $14.00 |
| Sydney/Adelaide | $14.00 |
| Brisbane/Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast | $16.00 |
| Country VIC/NSW/SA | $16.00 |
| Tasmania | $26.00 |
| Perth | $29.00 |
| Country QLD | $29.00 |
| NT/Country WA | $36.00 |
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