Giaconda Estate Vineyard Shiraz 2017
£60.00
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A genial welcoming impact of lifted red to darker fruits laced with notes of clove, musk, and baked beetroot. Seductive red plum fruit with a spicy edge underpinned by moreish powder fine tannins, voluptuous and silky on one level, savoury and mineral on another.
Australia
WINE PRODUCER
Giaconda is a renowned for producing one of the best chardonnays in Australia. Established in 1982, Giaconda lies in the Beechworth region. Beechworth is a cool-climate area first exposed to grape growing in the 1800s. Rick Kinzbrunner, chief winemaker, was a mechanical engineer by trade who developed an interest in wine in the 1970s.
The History of Giaconda
Over the following decade, he worked in New Zealand, before studying at Davis University in California. Rick then worked in the Napa Valley and Sonoma, for renowned labels such as Stag’s Leap. Also working in Bordeaux for the Moueix Group, co-owners of Chateau Petrus in Pomerol.
On his return to Australia, Rick worked at Brown Brothers and acquired land near Beechworth. Then planting Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Shiraz. Then adding a pot of nebbiolo to follow. These wines produce around 3,000 dozen bottles, making this wine very exclusive.
Giaconda Chardonnay
As stated above, Rick made his name with the Giaconda Chardonnay. Known for its ‘rich texture, lively aromatics and concentration.’ For years this wine’s received an ‘Exceptional’ status in Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine. To develop the wines more carefully, they bottles under screw cap, and has done so since the 2013 vintage.
Giaconda Process
They pick each vintage early, lightly crushed and basket pressed. Then fermented and maturing in a granite cave, akin to how Champagne is matured underground. But their wine is about much more than just chardonnay.
They produce a superb Estate Shiraz that regularly garners top marks from wine critics. As well as the Estate Pinot Noir, which develops well in bottle and encompasses lovely, bold fruit when young. Giaconda wines aren’t meant for the budget-conscious, but for those looking for serious wines with complex flavours.
For more information on Giaconda and their wines, visit their website.
WINE REGION
Victoria Wine Region Australia
Boasting the title of ‘most diverse’ wine region in Australia, Victoria’s vintners know their wine. Despite being the smallest mainland state, Victoria wine regions, Australia boasts the most wine regions out of all the Australian states. It houses a plethora of individual wineries, producing some of Australia’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. As well as Fortified wine, Riesling, Shiraz and Sparkling Wines.
For more information on the Victoria wine region click here.
History of the Wine Regions
In fact, back in the 1880’s Victoria was Australia’s largest wine producer. However, outbreaks of Phylloxera (aphid like insects that inject venom into the roots of grapevines) and a focus on gold saw wine production in the state grind to a halt. In the 1970s, Victoria’s wine industry enjoyed a resurgence. This was led by a new generation of talented winemakers keen to take advantage of the diverse climate and soils available in the region.
Pinot Noir Production
The world renowned Yarra Valley wine region, is located just an hour from the state’s capital, Melbourne. The region is best known for its Pinot Noir, being that it is the most planted grape and occupies over 36% of vines in the region. The Yarra Valley boasts huge variations in elevation, climate and even soil types, allowing winemakers to be able to produce single vineyard wines that are notable for being unique to their sites.
