BV The Black Shiraz

A fruit bomb of a wine bursting with Morello cherry fruit and
minty blueberry and mocha aromas.
Producer
Established by Bob and Cherie Berton in May 1996, Berton Vineyard is one of Hallgarten's
most important partners.  The estate covers 30 hectares of land located on gently rolling
hills at 450 metres above sea level, in a subregion of Eden Valley in South Australia. The
superb Reserve Shiraz and Reserve Chardonnay wines are still sourced from this plot. In
2007, Bob purchased the Yenda winery in the heart of the Riverina. This state-of- the-art
facility has the capacity to process 20,000 tonnes and enables Berton Vineyard to
produce value for money wines which sit alongside their premium single vineyard offerings.
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ineyard
The vines are trained on a trellis system, which is generally a single wire cordon and all
vines have been spur pruned. The vine age is varied. Planting is approximately 1.8m apart
with 3.6m between the rows, in order to allow machinery access.  The grapes were
sourced from premium areas across South Eastern Australia and machine harvested
during the night. Only the darkest and most flavoursome fruit  was selected.
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inemaking
Each parcel of fruit was fermented separately in stainless steel vertical fermenters for five
to seven days, at temperatures of between 25°C and 29°C. The wine was then pressed at
1° Baumé and left to ferment until dry. The wine was racked into French oak for malolactic
conversion and clarified via centrifuge. Several different blends were carefully considered
over numerous days, culminating in this amazing blend, which is proudly presented in this
vintage.
Tasting Note
The Black Shiraz is a bold example of Australian Shiraz with deep colour and aromas of
blackberry and plum over toasty vanilla and spicy oak. Full flavoured and intense with rich
plum, blueberry and mocha notes. Ripe and dense tannins give great structure and
length.
Grapes
Lambrusco 5%, Shiraz 95%