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Nugan Estate Durif Manuka Grove(2003)
- Winery:
- Nugan Estate
- Varietal:
- Petite Sirah
- Region:
- South East Australia > New South Wales
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- stone fruits, (tree) fruit, cherry, spicy, licorice, finish - long, bargain, tart, balance, ribs
WINEMAK I N G
Durif is a rich and robust red grape variety that revels in the warm and dry
conditions of the family’s Manuka Grove Vineyard at Hanwood in the Riverina.
Durif is otherwise known as Petit Syrah. After harvest, the grapes were crushed,
yeasted and pumped over in traditional style to avoid the extraction of bitter
tannins. The wine was then transferred to American oak for fermentation, followed
by a further 16 months maturation in new, one and two year old French and
American oak prior to final blending and bottling.
W I N E M A K E R ’ S C OMME read more...N T S
Dark crimson with a youthful hue. Aromas of ripe blackberry, plum and
cherry with hints of aniseed and all-spice. A full-bodied wine displaying soft
chewy tannins and a youthful fine acid balance with a generous palate of
dark cherry and plum pudding with dusty chocolate, earth and spice.
W I N E & FOO D MATCH
Enjoy with seared lamb rump or rich, caramelised veal shanks with polenta.
C E L L A R ING
Enjoy now or cellar up to 5 years.
WINE I NF ORMAT I ON
Pick Date: March 2003
Bottling Date: June 2005
Varietal/s: Durif
Region/s: Riverina, New South Wales
Alcohol: 14.1%
Acid: 6.67
pH: 3.54 (hide)
Durif is a rich and robust red grape variety that revels in the warm and dry
conditions of the family’s Manuka Grove Vineyard at Hanwood in the Riverina.
Durif is otherwise known as Petit Syrah. After harvest, the grapes were crushed,
yeasted and pumped over in traditional style to avoid the extraction of bitter
tannins. The wine was then transferred to American oak for fermentation, followed
by a further 16 months maturation in new, one and two year old French and
American oak prior to final blending and bottling.
W I N E M A K E R ’ S C OMME read more...N T S
Dark crimson with a youthful hue. Aromas of ripe blackberry, plum and
cherry with hints of aniseed and all-spice. A full-bodied wine displaying soft
chewy tannins and a youthful fine acid balance with a generous palate of
dark cherry and plum pudding with dusty chocolate, earth and spice.
W I N E & FOO D MATCH
Enjoy with seared lamb rump or rich, caramelised veal shanks with polenta.
C E L L A R ING
Enjoy now or cellar up to 5 years.
WINE I NF ORMAT I ON
Pick Date: March 2003
Bottling Date: June 2005
Varietal/s: Durif
Region/s: Riverina, New South Wales
Alcohol: 14.1%
Acid: 6.67
pH: 3.54 (hide)
