Robert Oatley 'Signature' Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre McLaren Vale

REGION NOTES: MCLAREN VALE SOUTH AUSTRALIA All three of these grape varieties share a long history in McLaren Vale – Australia’s most successful region with this triple blend emulating the wines of Cotes du Rhone. The warm, maritime-influenced climate and red-brown loamy soils produce rich dark fruit characters and supple tannins in their exemplary red wines.
WINEMAKING NOTES A blend of Grenache (44%), Shiraz (42%) and Mourvedre (Mataro) (14%) from southern McLaren Vale, where the hills run down to the ocean. Fermented on skins in a combination of open and closed fermenters and matured in French oak for 6 months. Enjoy now to 2027.
TASTING NOTE Macerated red fruits and musk from Grenache, structure and longevity via Shiraz, Mouvèdre’s gamey notes and minerality.

MAJOR ACCOLADES FOR RECENT VINTAGES GOLD MEDALS Adelaide & Queensland Wine Shows 2019 (v2017) GOLD Sydney International Wine Competition 2020 (v2017) 92pts James Suckling (v2017) TROPHY Hobart 2018 (Best blended red) (v2016) GOLD MEDALS Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, Rutherglen & Cowra Wine Shows; Blue Gold Sydney International Top 100; 92pts & VALUE Award James Halliday Wine Companion