McPherson Wines
Established in 1968, McPherson Wines has built a solid foundation exporting to all major markets including the UK, USA, Scandinavia and China. Over the years the McPherson family have strived to maintain the high standard of quality wine they have become renowned for and aim to consistently over deliver at every price point.
Today, Andrew McPherson and his wife Nikki are based in the Nagambie region of Victoria where they oversee the newly established, state-of-the-art bottling facility and work with our winemaker Geoff Thompson to ensure our high standard of quality wines never waivers.
MWC Shiraz Mourvedre 2016
Soft, savoury, earthy styles with a European influence, the MWC Wines are a rustic style, full of interesting and complex characters - made for those who love great, honest wines.
Region: Central Victoria
Varietal: 95% Shiraz, 5% Mourvedre
Alcohol: 14.5%
Best Consumed: 2017 – 2027
I love making (and drinking) this wine! Rich, with elegant and supple tannins; this Rhone inspired wine is a lovely blend of cool-climate spicy Shiraz combined with mild climate full-bodied Shiraz finely tempered by the savoury tannins of Mourvedre. This is a bold, modern Australian wine exhibiting aromas and flavours of blackberry and spice. The rich and full palate is complemented by hints of French oak leading to a seamless finish. Great to drink young, however time will reward those with patience...
Viticulturist Notes
Fruit for the McPherson Wine Co. Shiraz Mourvedre was harvested from select vineyard sites within Central Victoria. The must was fermented in static red fermenters and pumped over every eight hours for the ferment's duration. Once the ferment was dry, the resulting wine was pressed off the skins and allowed to settle before allowing a natural secondary fermentation to commence. Separate parcels of the wine were aged on French oak staves for 8 months, after which the final blending of select parcels took place. The resulting wine is ripe, complex and wonderfully rich and brooding. This is in part due to the distinct Shiraz parcels, but also as a result of the Mourvedre which imparts a fruit driven yet earthy character to the wine.
Wine Harvest Notes
The best way to describe vintage 2016 is fast & furious! There was no orderly ripening of fruit, no luxury of white fruit followed by red fruit, it was like the flood gates opened and everything just rolled in at once. Again we had little rain and a very hot spring leading up to harvest, which meant things ripened faster than normal. Optimum flavours and ripeness came on more quickly than previous years and the only way around it was to pick as fast as we could. Thankfully we worked our way through it, and the resulting quality is excellent.
Food Recommendations:
The MWC Shiraz Mourvedre is a wonderful partner to char grilled steak, rich red meat dishes and hearty pastas. Its wide appeal makes it a perfect dinner party wine. Call me crazy but we also love it with dark chocolate.
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