Vintage
2020
ABV
14.5%
Wine Type
Red Blend
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
7th Son is a Grenache Shiraz blend with an Italian twist. The Grenache portion provides rustic, lighter, earthier flavours than the fruit forward, softer Shiraz portion. When blended together though these opposites provide a great foil for each other, creating a complex and intriguing wine. There is no new oak influence in this wine, with older oak barrels chosen for the elevage. The tannins are sandy, almost gritty, helped along by the tiny dollop of Sagrantino, a little Italian twist on a classic blend from southern France and McLaren Vale.
Accolades
92 Points - Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
90 Points - Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal
90 Points - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
Winemaker's Bio
Luke Mallaby joined Mitolo Wines as Winemaker in 2021, after twenty years working in some of the world’s most prestigious regions including Barossa Valley, Yarra Valley, Rheinhessen, Santa Barbara, and of course McLaren Vale. Prior to joining Mitolo Wines, Luke was Head Winemaker at Rosemount Estates, which brought him to McLaren Vale in 2018, where he quickly fell in love with the region’s Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache.
