Mountadam
Established in 1972 as one of Australia's pioneer Chardonnay producers, Mountadam was founded by the late David Wynn, without question one of the most significant contributors to the Australian wine industry and an important part of the Mountadam story.
In selecting the land for the Mountadam vineyard, Wynn was the first to recognise the potential of a cool, elevated site to produce wines of great elegance and structure, and chose an area high above the Eden Valley, which he named High Eden. At 570 metres above sea level, Mountadam is still to this day one of Australia's most elevated vineyards. As of 2005, the vineyard has been owned by South Australian businessman David Brown, who has made significant investment in vineyard improvement and expansion.
Mountadam Eden Valley Shiraz
Vinification
The fruit was harvested in late March. The parcels were fermented in 8T fermenters with heading down boards. The ferment was rack and returned twice daily.
Maturation
Maturation was carried out for twelve months in French oak barriques (10% new barrels, 50% 1-2 year old barrels, 40% older barrels).
Appearance
Deep red colour on release.
Aroma
The wine has perfumed blue fruits, violets, chocolate and spice aromas.
Palate
The palate is fruit forward with characters of plum and blackberry dominating the mid-palate. The wine has an underlying spiciness and supple round tannins.
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