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2001 Shiraz
2001 VF Shiraz 750ml
Tasting Notes
COLOUR
A rich deep red colour with crimson hues.
NOSE
An inky and concentrated wine with cooler climate of southern Margaret River giving the wine a tight
structure to the ripe and complex dark fruits.
PALATE
Hints of bitter chocolate, peppery and brambly tarry berries and well-knit oak provide for a big mouthful.
Winemaker Notes
The Shiraz fruit for this wine was sourced from 4 subregions of the Margaret River region, all contributing different characters to this complex wine. The northern most being the Yallingup subregion showing spice and peppery notes, inland in the Carbunup region showing liquorice and cherry, Willyabrup at Vasse Felix’s original vineyard showing spice and plum characters, and Karridale showing pepper, plum and spicy flavours. The first Shiraz vines in Margaret River were planted in 1967 at Vasse Felix’s original vineyard where the winery is today.
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Production Notes
100% Shiraz
Alcohol %
14
Aging
This wine will develop beautifully over the next 5-7 years.
Harvest Date
March 2001
Fermentation
New American and French Barriques
Acid
6.5 g/L
pH
3.56
Residual Sugar
0.36 g/L
Bottling Date
October 2002
Vintage Notes
2001
The 2001 vintage was a hot and furious vintage with fruit ripening quickly, a major part of the blend was sourced from cooler vineyard sites in the Karridale region. These wines had more mature
tannin profiles and showed nice ripeness coming from a warm year.
