Vintage
2019
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Our 2019 Limited Edition McLaren Vale Shiraz is dense and broody with a lusicous palate of heady raspberries and dark berry fruit. Toasty oak and mouth-filling velvety tannins with lasting intensity is delicous now or be rewarded by further cellaring.
Accolades
- China Wine & Spirits Awards 2021: Double Gold
- Halliday Wine Companion 2021: 91 Points
Winemaker's Bio
Jonathan Creek "Jono", Senior Winemaker, joined the Zilzie winemaking team as Operations Winemaker just in time for vintage in the January of 2005. Having completed a Bachelor of Science (Oenology) at the University of Adelaide, Jono worked overseas for several vintages gathering experience in small ultra premium wineries throughout Europe and Australia right through to working for one of the world’s largest wineries in the USA on a quality and optimisation team.
Jonathan has played an integral role in the expansion of Zilzie wines over the past 19 years. He is responsible for leading our quality driven winemaking team; who explore new techniques and craft fruit forward wines from our own premium vineyards as well as selectively sourced parcels from regions such as the Barossa, King Valley, Yarra Valley, Adelaide Hills & McLaren Vale.
Jonathan has been on tasting panels for WineState Magazine and a judge at a number of Australian wine shows including the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show. Jono is passionate about making wines that are a true reflection of each variety and it’s region as well as emerging grape varieties, quality and precision.
