This wine is Seppeltsfield's flagship Shiraz called St Peters, made in small quantities from exceptional vintages. The lineage of this iconic wine dates back to 1964. For vintages since 1998, it has been called St Peters in honor of the first vineyard planted in the region. For the 2017 vintage, St Peters was sourced from the finest blocks in the Great Western vineyard, including select parcels from the Imperial and Arrawatta blocks, resulting in a powerful and seductive expression of Shiraz with extraordinary cellaring potential of 50 years.
This wine is Seppeltsfield's flagship Shiraz called St Peters, made in small quantities from exceptional vintages. The lineage of this iconic wine dates back to 1964. For vintages since 1998, it has been called St Peters in honor of the first vineyard planted in the region. For the 2017 vintage, St Peters was sourced from the finest blocks in the Great Western vineyard, including select parcels from the Imperial and Arrawatta blocks, resulting in a powerful and seductive expression of Shiraz with extraordinary cellaring potential of 50 years.
This wine is Seppeltsfield's flagship Shiraz called St Peters, made in small quantities from exceptional vintages. The lineage of this iconic wine dates back to 1964. For vintages since 1998, it has been called St Peters in honor of the first vineyard planted in the region. For the 2017 vintage, St Peters was sourced from the finest blocks in the Great Western vineyard, including select parcels from the Imperial and Arrawatta blocks, resulting in a powerful and seductive expression of Shiraz with extraordinary cellaring potential of 50 years.
This wine is Seppeltsfield's flagship Shiraz called St Peters, made in small quantities from exceptional vintages. The lineage of this iconic wine dates back to 1964. For vintages since 1998, it has been called St Peters in honor of the first vineyard planted in the region. For the 2017 vintage, St Peters was sourced from the finest blocks in the Great Western vineyard, including select parcels from the Imperial and Arrawatta blocks, resulting in a powerful and seductive expression of Shiraz with extraordinary cellaring potential of 50 years.
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T O D A Y S T P E T E R S I S S O U R C E D F R O M T H E F I N E S T A N D MO S T I N T E N S E F R U I T F R O M T H E B E S T BL O C K S O F T H E G R EA T W EST ER N VIN EY A R D . IN VIN T A G E 2017, T H IS IN C L U D ED SEL EC T PA R C EL S O F F R U I T F R O M T H E I MP E R I A L A N D A R R A W A T T A B L O C K S A N D I S A P O W E R F U L , S E D U C T I V E EX PR ESSIO N O F SH IR A Z FR O M T H E G REA T W EST ER N R EG IO N . W IT H EX T R A O R D IN A R Y C EL L A R IN G P O T E N T I A L O F 5 0 Y E A R S O R MO R E , T H I S W I N E I S C L A S S I F I E D ‘ O U T S T A N D I N G ’ B Y L A N G T O N ’S IN IT S C L A SSIFIC A T IO N O F A UST R A L IA N W IN E VI.
G R A PE V A R IET Y V IN EY A R D R EG IO N Shiraz. G reat W estern, G rampians
W IN E MA K IN G A N D MA T U R A T IO N V IN EY A R D C O N D IT IO N S Select parcels from the G reat W estern A wet winter with above average Vineyard were fermented on skins rainfall was followed by cool, dry (with partial whole bunch and whole berry) spring conditions, resulting in good fruit set and lower than average in open fermenters for 10-12 days, followed yields. Summer temperatures were by maturation for 14 months in a cool with little rain, resulting in a combination of 3000 L vat, 500L Puncheons long growing season and exceptional and 225 L French O ak barrels - 35% new quality. oak overall. T EC H N IC A L A N A L Y SIS C O LO UR H ar v est D at e: Late March 2017 Vibrant red with purple hues. pH : 3.58 A cidit y : 6.0 g/L N O SE A lco ho l: 13.5% T he complex, perfumed nose shows aromas R esid ual S ugar : 0.3 g/L of blueberries and redcurrants laced with P eak D r ink in g: Now until 2050 sweet spice, violets and charcuterie notes.
PA L A T E T he medium-bodied palate shows sweet mulberry fruit and spice combined with savoury elements and graphite-like mineral characters over a subtle toasty oak background. T his is a powerful, seductive wine of great finesse.
