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The Wines
Coates Organically Grown McLaren Vale Syrah 2008 The first wine
under my label was the Organically Grown from vintage 2003. I had spent time
in vintage 2002 with Francois Villard, and decided to throw out the rule book
on Australian Syrah winemaking and start making my own wines with some Price – $35 Production – 300 cases made. Alcohol – 14.2% Winemaking – Organically
grown Syrah (NASAA Certification 5017) from the Willunga foothills has been
fermented on skins for 10 days in open concrete fermenters with the use of
wild yeasts to enhance flavour complexity. Malolactic fermentation and
maturation in a combination of 10% new Russian, 10% new French and seasoned
French oak allows the wine to develop roundness and soften over 24 months.
The tight-grained Seguin-Moreau ‘Chene Caucase’ is selected for its
structural attributes with a minimal vanillin/oak lactone impact. New French
oak from Remond and the Nadalie Marsannay cooperages are also employed. A single racking and regular topping are
the only time the wine is disturbed post malo. The bottling date (July 2010) was
determined when the tannin and oak balance feel right; DIAM closures have
been chosen to minimize the incidence of TCA and related taints. The
traditional, minimalist approach used to make this single vineyard wine
precludes the use of the additives and fining agents such as tannins,
enzymes, egg, fish or milk products (this wine is Vegan friendly as are all
the Coates range ). Release date: September 2011 |
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