The 2019 Curmudgeon Shiraz
The 2019 Curmudgeon Shiraz
The Curmudgeon is meant to soothe the most archaic bad tempered miser. A blend of shiraz with 3% viognier, 30 % whole bunch pressed, aged in fine French oak for 10 months. With classic Canberra notes of white pepper, spice and red currants this is the perfect red for any occasion. Delicious with both a rib eye off the bbq or a pizza out of the pizza oven.
The Curmudgeon is drinking perfectly now, but will be an absolute keeper for the next 10 years.
Vintage: 2019
Region: Canberra District
Vineyards: Four Winds and Wimbaliri (Murrumbateman); Cullarin Block 71 (Lake George)
Varieties: Shiraz 97% Viognier 3%
Alcohol: 13.5%
Production: 100 dozen
Vinification: Co-fermentation of Shiraz and Viognier, a mixture of whole bunches, whole berries, and crushed grapes. First cold soaked for 4 days then fermented with plunging 3 times a day until just before the end of ferment when it is pressed to barrels, a mixture of 1- to 2-year-old French oak Barriques to finish. Aged for 12 months in barrel before bottling.
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What the Reviewers are saying
“There’s also a savoury layer, a smoked meat flavour that’s appealing. Full bodied, rich and satisfying with ripe, plump tannins yet everything converges to a defined finish.
93 Points”
“Savoury and spicy with an impenetrable mulberry core. Heady aromas of brambles and charcuterie. Medium-bodied with generous flavours: damson, smoked-meats and fennel.
90 Points.”
“All cranberry red fruit here with a sheen of vanilla oak. Proper cool clime, vibrant sort of feel with whispers of clove whole bunch and blueberry. Midweight, though the oak gives it a glossiness and width before a slightly sappy finish.
93 Points.”
“2019 ‘The Curmudgeon’ Sapling Yard Shiraz will probably prove to be the jewel in their portfolio.The regional cool climate and terroir of the Lake George escarpment characteristics express white pepper, mixed spices and red currants in abundance. It is an Iron Fist in Velvet Glove of depth, concentration and texture.”