Dolan & Dunn Barossa Valley Shiraz Grenache 2023 vs Villa Maria Taylors Pass Vineyard Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £27.99 | £27.99 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Nigel & Caroline Dolan & Dunn | Villa Maria |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Syrah, Shiraz Blend | Pinot Noir |
| Region | Barossa Valley | Marlborough |
| Country | Australia | New Zealand |
| ABV | 14% | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Dolan & Dunn Barossa Valley Shiraz Grenache 2023
A blend of Shiraz and Grenache, this bright, elegant wine is stamped with the distinctive character of the Barossa. Shiraz brings dark fruit, richness and depth, while the Grenache adds an alluring silky fruitiness. Berry flavours from raspberry, mulberry, blackberry and blueberry are enhanced with a gentle spice, while the fleshiness of blood-plum rounds out the palate. Medium to full bodied with a supple texture. Juicy fruit and subtle oak are brought together in a smooth, approachable palate with soft tannins and a lingering finish.
Villa Maria Taylors Pass Vineyard Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
Villa Maria Taylors Pass Pinot Noir is an intensely ripe, concentrated expression from one of Marlborough's most distinctive single-vineyard sites. With a rich bouquet of brooding dark cherry, violets and fresh herbs, the palate shows fine tannins, soft acidity and graphite minerality, giving structure, focus and length. The finish unfolds with layers of dark chocolate, dried herbs and subtle oak spice. Why You'll Love It This is single-vineyard Pinot Noir at its finest—concentrated, elegant, and beautifully structured. Crafted with a single-vineyard philosophy, this wine reflects the unique terroir of Taylors Pass in Marlborough, offering an intensely ripe expression not often associated with the region. Precision viticulture and minimal intervention in the winery ensure a true expression of place. The result is a Pinot Noir with exceptional depth, complexity and ageing potential. Vineyard & Production The Taylors Pass vineyard combines stony soils, which contribute fresh floral and red-fruited notes, with silt loams that provide depth, structure and graphite-like minerality. Warm and sheltered, the site is well suited to producing a more opulent style of Pinot Noir. The 2019 vintage saw lower fruit set due to a cool spring, producing open bunches of small, flavour-packed berries. From January, Marlborough experienced a long, hot, dry summer with cool nights—ideal conditions for achieving full flavour and phenolic ripeness while retaining natural freshness. Hand-harvested fruit was fermented with indigenous yeasts in open-top stainless-steel fermenters, with hand plunging for gentle extraction. The wine matured for 14 months in French oak barriques (25% new), undergoing wild malolactic fermentation and minimal fining with egg whites. Tasting Notes This elegant Pinot Noir opens with intense dark cherry and violet aromatics with herbal undertones. The palate is finely structured, showing supple tannins and soft acidity, lifted by graphite minerality. The finish is lo
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