Vintage
2022
ABV
14.5%
AUD$ FOB / 9L Case
$150.00 – $199.99
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Our Firehawk Farm Shiraz is our finest McLaren Vale Vineyard
Our Firehawk McLaren Vale Shiraz is a single vineyard perched atop an ancient ridge overlooking McLaren Vale, the Willunga escarpment and the Gulf of St Vincent. Firehawk is our Native Bird of Prey that soar over our vineyards acting as scarecrows to other birds, rabbits and the like that eat ripening grapes.
Selected bunches were hand picked by family and friends in early March and gently crushed into open fermenters. After 14 days fermentation the wine was then basket pressed into French oak Barriques, a third new, the balanced seasoned followed by 12 months maturation with minimal winemaking artefact before bottling, to capture the essence of the vineyard and will reward cellaring and decanting.
Accolades
Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2023 – Gold Medal
Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2022 – 93 Points, Silver Medal
Winemaker's Bio
Elena Brooks, Founder and Chief Winemaker.
Elena Brooks left her native Bulgaria to study oenology in Australia where she earned a Bachelor of Science in oenology from the University of Australia. Though Australia remains her adopted viticultural home, she has crafted wines in Spain, Italy and Bulgaria. Highly skilled and experienced, Elena has a long list of accolades including being part of the team that crafted Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2004, which in 2005 earned Australia's highest winemaking award: the coveted Jimmy Watson Memorial. Recently, in 2020, Dandelion Vineyard has been awarded New World Producer of the Year at the prestigious Sommelier Wine Awards, UK.
