Little Berry McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Rosemount

Little Berry McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Rosemount

Little Berry McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

RRP (750 mL)
$19.00
750 mL
$14.50
6 x 750 mL
$87.00

Overview

Overview

Our winemakers know that good things come in small packages. This McLaren Vale Shiraz is the perfect example as the diverse soils, limited water, warm summers and maritime climate naturally produces very small berries. These small berries have a higher skin to pulp ratio, creating wines of intense fruit flavour.

Varietal Shiraz
Vintage 2018
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Volume 750 mL
Closure Screw Cap
Alc/Vol 14.5%
Peak Drinking Enjoy Now
Winemaker Randall Cummins

Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Beef
Lamb
Duck
Veg
Pizza

Taste Description

Taste Description

Nose

Aromatic and lifted with notes reminiscent of blood plums and hints of dried fruits and black olive.

Flavours and Palate

Rich and full, it’s brooding and dark with black cherries, milk chocolate and black pepper, highlighted with lively notes of raspberries and dark plums.

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Langhorne Creek, South Australia

Nestled among gum trees on an ancient flood plain between the Bremer and Angas rivers, Langhorne Creek is one of Australia’s best-kept viticultural secrets. Its deep, alluvial soils and the surprisingly cool influence of nearby Lake Alexandrina produce soft and fragrantly elegant reds with distinctive mintiness.

Randall Cummins – Winemaker

Randall Cummins – Winemaker

Growing up on a wheat farm at Lock on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, Randall was not exposed to much of the wine industry, (although his family were enthusiastic consumers). With a keen interest in farming and science, Randall chose to complete a week’s work experience at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute. After realising that Agricultural Science was not for him, Randall began to spend lunch breaks reading books about wine in the library. Waite was home to the Australian Wine Research Institute, and was soon to become the home of the viticulture courses. From here the seeds of Randall’s future career were sown.
The course began, and from the moment the first wine was made, Randall was hooked. During this time, Randall worked in vineyards in McLaren Vale, doing a variety of jobs. Coincidently, many of the vineyards he worked on delivered fruit to Rosemount Estate. Randall was lucky enough to be employed by Southcorp as part of the graduate program in 2000 and completed vintages at Rouge Homme in Coonawarra and Penfolds in the Barossa Valley. From there, he moved to the Hunter Valley to start work for Rosemount Estate in 2002.
Randall feels lucky to be working with great people and great resources to make great wines that are richly flavoured, accessible and most importantly, fun! Randall believes this is one of Rosemount Estate’s greatest virtues: understanding that wine is about enjoyment.