1994 Orlando Lawsons Padthaway Shiraz Winery: Orlando Vintage: 1994 Region: Padthaway SA Bottle Size: 750ml Variety: Shiraz Price: $90.00 (out of stock)

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

The 1994 vintage in Padthaway was excellent. Warm and mild days throughout the growing season, coupled with a long dry autumn, ensured that the grapes were harvested at full ripeness with strong colour, intense varietal characters and balanced structure.

HARVEST DATE

May 3, 1994.

WINEMAKING

1994 Lawson’s was vintaged entirely from Shiraz grapes from the original 2.8 hectare vineyard planted in 1968 at Padthaway. The vineyard is situated on the shoreline of an ancient seabed and the soils are deep free-draining sands. The sands partially stress the vines, giving rise to low yields of grapes that achieve full ripeness.

The grapes were destemmed and crushed to fermenters with active yeast culture. The grapes were fermented at moderate temperatures (20-22ºC) with peaks of higher temperatures early during the fermentation. The wine received extended skin contact to give maximum extraction of colour, flavour and tannin. Upon pressing the wine from the skins, the pressings fraction was blended with free run wine after clarification.

The wine was matured in new American oak hogsheads in our cellars for 18 months, after which it was given the minimum filtration and stabilisation before bottling. The wine received a further 22 months bottle maturation before release.

ANALYSIS

Alcohol: 14.0% alc/vol Total Acid: 6.6g/L

pH: 3.56

BOTTLING DATE

November 4, 1996.

COLOUR

Full depth. Deep crimson red with purple tones.

BOUQUET

An intense bouquet of ripe plum, pepper, eucalypt and chocolate complexed by spicy oak nuances.

PALATE

Full, rich, ripe and concentrated fruit supported by generous grape and oak tannins to a long finish.

ASSESSMENT

1994 Lawson’s Padthaway Shiraz is an excellent example of the quality wines that have been released from this vineyard. The wine will continue to be enhanced by cellaring for up 15 Years