Kalleske Johann Georg Old Vine Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia

克拉斯酒莊喬治老藤設(shè)拉子紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：7462

The 2005 Shiraz “Johann Georg” raises the stakes to a new level. It is sourced from vines planted in 1875 and yielding a tiny 1.5 tons per acre. It spent 2 years in American and French hogsheads, two-thirds new. It is more complex aromatically with a splendid bouquet of toast, smoke, creosote, violets, black cherry, and blackberry. Full-bodied, big and rich, but still relatively ungiving, it has remarkable concentration, purity, and length. It needs 6-8 years of further bottle age to begin revealing its full potential and will drink well through 2035 if not longer. Troy Kalleske is owner/winemaker of his namesake winery. The family owns 400 acres, 200 cultivated, in the acclaimed Greenock region of Barossa where conditions are extreme and the vines are stressed. Much of their holdings are in older vines.Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; www.kalleske.com; Also tasted: 2006 Semillon Late Harvest” Lorraine” (83), 2005 JMK Shiraz VP (78)