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2022 Kiss Shiraz

2022 Kiss Shiraz

$90.00
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Our flagship single vineyard Shiraz has become a modern benchmark for the Hunter Valley. This wine clearly demonstrates that Hunter Shiraz can achieve amazing intensity and concentration within a medium-bodied frame.
 

Kiss Shiraz is a cheeky name for a serious wine. It is an individual vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz, grown on the tough clay/loam soils of the Pokolbin Estate vineyard (planted 1969). These naturally low-cropping vines consistently produce fruit with exceptional depth and concentration. This is the benchmark Shiraz for Thomas Wines, expressing the very best qualities of each vintage. The first vintage of Kiss Shiraz was in 2001, and since that time this label has received countless wine show awards and accolades.

 

 

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Winemaking Overview

  • In the Vineyard

    In almost a carbon copy to the 2021 vintage, the 2022 season experienced some early and mid-season rainfall delaying the ripening process. However, our green crop thinning has certainly paid dividends once again with this vineyard. Needing to reduce the crop to absolute minimum levels, we removed approximately 30% of the fruit approximately half way through veraison in the first week of January. Ultimately cropping at 1.6T/Acre (28hL/Ha) enabled the vines to fully ripen and the fruit was picked in excellent condition.

  • In the Winery

    The 2022 Kiss Shiraz was hand-picked on the 23rd of February, cold-soaked for 24 hours, and then fermented on skins for a further eight days. The wine was then matured for 16 months exclusively in premium French oak (300L) hogsheads, 20% of which were new barrels, the balance being one and two year old oak. After bottling, the wine rested in our climate-controlled cellar for ten months prior to release on the 18th of May 2024.
    708 six-packs + 100 Magnums + 12 Double Magnums were produced.

    13.5% ABV
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Tasting Notes

  • Appearance & Aroma

    The colour is a vivid youthful purple with a ruby hue.

    The nose is bold and savory with notes of ripe, dark coloured fruits, sarsaparilla, and warm brown spices.

  • Palate & Finish

    The palate is complex and layered with cascades of fresh damson plum, acai, black and boysenberry fruit intertwined with a frame of fine velvety tannin and crisp acidity. There's hints of black pepper, tea smoke and espresso with an ironstone note adding a savoury minerality.
    This is a powerful yet vibrantly aromatic and elegant wine with a long finish and plenty of years ahead.

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WHEN TO DRINK

Whilst this wine is certainly enjoyable in its youth, it is destined to be regarded as a classic in years to come.
Drink now, or anytime from 2024 up to 2035 and beyond.

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