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Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2010
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This wine is a seamless fusion of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Almost opaque in colour, the wine has masses of blackcurrant fruit on the nose with aromas of licorice and mixed spice. The palate is full-bodied yet has great refinement and focus. The Cabernet structure will take some time to fill out and develop meaning the wine is precise and tight at release with a high degree of minerality. This will be one of the longest lived of the Anaperenna releases thus far.
All fruit for Glaetzer wines is taken from the small sub-region of the northern Barossa Valley, called Ebenezer. The viticulture is standard single wire, with permanent arm and rod and spur. Many of the old vines (80-120 years old) have been trained onto a trellis for ease of pruning, harvesting and for disease and frost control.
Fermented in 1 tonne open fermenters, hand plunged 3 times daily. Completed primary fermentation on skins and malolactic fermentation in oak. Matured for 15 months in oak, matured on lees to maintain fruit profile and animation, minimal SO2. Topped up every 3 weeks.
The 2009 and 2010 growing season produced excellent rains which fully recharged the groundwater system that had been parched from almost seven years of drought. A mild spring contributed to an early budburst. Good balanced warmth in November allowed vine canopies to fully extend and allowed for good foliage cover of all red varieties. Mid-March experienced very cool nights which slowed ripening and allowed for full, steady flavour development. All in all, 2010 is one of the vintage highlights of the last few decades. Certainly an enjoyable and memorable year for me as a Barossa winemaker. Ben Glaetzer.
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WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Barossa Valley SA |
Winemaker: Ben Glaetzer
Drink now until: 2020
Alc/Vol: 14.3 %
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