Dog Ridge Shirtfront Shiraz 2006

Dog Ridge Shirtfront Shiraz 2006Dog Ridge is one of my favourite McLaren Vale wineries, producing superb wines from their 1940s plantings of Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, and value packed wines at the other end of the spectrum. "Raspberry and boysenberry on the nose, with suave Asian spices and fresh floral qualities adding interest. Supple red berry preserve flavors expand and gain depth with air, showing good mineral snap on the back. The sweet berry fruit harmonizes

a time of growth and expansion for the wine

a mixture of 228 / 500 barrels and around 20% new

complex and seamless on the palate but with some McLaren Vale grunt too – blackberry fruit is there but is joined by roasted meats

In the mouth the pinot quality of the wine is superb

Each of our wines is an expression of the land

"It's a cracking wine

But we make every wine as if we were just making a couple of barrels

The result is a beautiful cool climate chardonnay that is one of the best value Yarra Valley chardonnays year in and year out

his final contribution to 864 coming in 2009

This has more to give in time

"Like the single vineyard wine in many ways with the sweet core of bright black and red fruit

but more like a young Burgundy