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"This has an impenetrable core of black fruit and a wealth of dark spiced chocolate. The palate is deep and powerful, there's a gently savory thread to the finish, dried black fruits run long. Drink now. 92 pts."

Nick Stock for James Suckling, February 2016

"Impenetrable colour, the bouquet offers an inky melange of essency black fruits, mocha and fruitcake spice; the full-bodied and full-blooded palate is densely structured with charry oak, tannin and fruit; time will see this integrate and fulfil its epic potential. 91 pts."

Reprinted with permission from the 2014 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion

"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2011 D Block Reserve Shiraz possesses a wonderfully expressive nose of warm blueberries, blackberry coulis and crème de cassis with nuances of dried mint, dark chocolate, cedar and licorice. Medium - full bodied with a great concentration of black fruit preserves and anise flavours, it has an excellent backbone of firm, grainy tannins, uplifting acidity and a finish with very good persistence. Drink now to 2023+. 92+ pts."

Lisa Perotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate #211, February 2014

Winemaking:

In a small niche of the Davey Estate vineyard the soil, climate & Shiraz combine to create something special - the fruit that is ultimately hand crafted to become D Block Reserve Shiraz. Gentle hand working of the skins in small, 5 tonne open fermenters and traditional winemaking practices protect & nurture the unique qualities of the terroir. Very fine grained French & American oak hogsheads are used to allow a long, slow maturation of the wine & subtle oak integration. A combination of new & 1 - 3 year old barrels, crafted by select coopers to our requirements, are used to create nuances & diversity of flavour. When maturation & oak integration are perfect, individual barrels are selected & blended to create the fruit power, complexity & harmonious balance that is Shingleback D Block Reserve Shiraz.

Tasting Note;

Deep black cherry red. Lifted primary aromas of ripe blackberry and dark cherry are enhanced by hints of milk chocolate and summer herbs. The full-bodied palate overflows with dark berry fruit, with nuances of Dutch licorice, bay leaf and a wet slate minerality. A perfectly balanced and seamlessly integrated wine that expresses the essence of the vine, the time, the place and the harsh, black cracking clay over limestone soils that make up this unique corner of the Davey Estate vineyard.

Awards:

Double Gold medal – 2013 China Wine & Spirit Awards, Hong Kong
Gold medal – 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Class 30
Gold medal – 2013 International Wine Challenge, Vienna
Silver medal - 2014 Royal Hobart International Wine Show, class 26
Silver medal - 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, class 31
Silver medal - 2014 Perth Royal Wine Show, class 43
Silver medal - 2013 International Wine Challenge, UK
Silver medal - 2013 & 2014 New Zealand International Wine Show, class 18a
Silver medal - 2013 Berlin Wine Trophy, Germany
92+ pts - The Wine Advocate #211, USA
91 pts - 2014 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion

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