2004 Postcode [2320] Shiraz Wine Notes

Wine Notes

Region: Hunter Valley (NSW)

Alcohol: 13.5%

Winemaker: Rhys Eather

Philosophy: For the POSTCODE label we select fruit to make wines that clearly show their “postcode” by exhibiting true regional and varietal character.

Fruit Source: Mature vineyard in Pokolbin yielding below 2 tonnes per acre.

Winemaking: Handpicked fruit was fermented in open vats and plunged twice daily. After pressing, the wine was transferred into a combination of French and American oak for 18 months maturation before being bottled under natural cork in November 2005.

Winemakers notes: No other region shows itself more distinctly than the Hunter Valley when Shiraz is concerned. The warm climate combined with red basalt soils produce richly flavoured wines at respectable alcohol levels.

The nose has plum and red berry scents with subtle oak influence. The palate while medium-bodied shows considerable length of flavour and is flush with supple fruit and tannin.

Drinking wonderfully now but will hold for a few years to come.

What the experts say

“POSTCODE is a clever new initiative from the Eather family’s Meerea Park company and its brief is to showcase wines of varying regional characters from the Hunter and other areas. This good-value Pokolbin shiraz is ruby red and has scents of briar and caramel. Smooth, juicy plum flavour opens on the front of the palate and blueberry, licorice and poppy seed fruit characters combine with understated charry oak on the middle palate. Earthy tannins show at the finish.

John Lewis—Newcastle Herald—16th April 2008.