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The palate exhibits red currant, blueberry, cranberry and sweet apricot flavours with hints of black briary fruits and white pepper, all enhanced all enhanced by firm tannins, subtle cedary oak and a long savoury finish.
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The palate exhibits red currant, blueberry, cranberry and sweet apricot flavours with hints of black briary fruits and white pepper, all enhanced all enhanced by firm tannins, subtle cedary oak and a long savoury finish.
Colour
Black/purple in colour.
Aroma
This powerful and exotic wine displays an aromas of violets, black plum, purple rose, lilly pilly and hints of vanillan oak, complimented by lifted apricot notes.
Palate
The palate exhibits red currant, blueberry, cranberry and sweet apricot flavours with hints of black briary fruits and white pepper, all enhanced all enhanced by firm tannins, subtle cedary oak and a long savoury finish.
Food Matching
Enjoy with rosemary lamb, sliced duck, breast, Mongolian lamb or wagyu beef.
Cellaring Potential
Approachable now or cellar up to 10 years under the right conditions.
Wine Background
More than 118 years after Alexander Campbell Johnson planted his first small vine cutting, the Johnson family still produce estate grown wines and operate one of Australia's oldest wineries - Pirramimma.
In 1914 the Johnson family purchased the adjacent property which included the Katunga winery, cellars and vineyard. The fruit for our inaugural Katunga Shiraz came from the K3 block which is sandy brown loam over marley red clay.
Winemaking Note
On the 24th of March we night picked this excellent parcel of Shiraz at optimum flavour and hand picked a tiny portion of ripe Viognier. Both varieties were co-fermented on skins for 8 days to extract colour, fragrance and varietal character. Maturation was completed in 90% older French and American oak to retain fruit freshness and 10% new American oak.
Cellar Door Price: $228.00/Carton
5-Star Winery - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011 Edition
In 1892 Alexander Campbell Johnston planted the first small vine cuttings on his newly purchased 97 hectare property in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Alexander settled with his family on the property and proudly named it ‘Pirramimma’, an Aboriginal phrase meaning ‘the moon and the stars’. More than 115 years and three generations later the Johnston Family still operates one of Australia’s oldest and proudest family owned and run wineries - Pirramimma. Making wines that range from the traditional to the innovative, Pirramimma is pure McLaren Vale. As one of the original landholders in the region the family is committed to its home and the regionally unique wines they produce.
Geoff Johnston, Grandson of Alexander, is the modern custodian of the family heritage. The Johnston family have grown the property from 97 hectares in 1892 to 250 hectares today. The family philosophy is to produce wines from estate grown grapes, ensuring the highest quality standards are met and the unique regional characters are displayed.
2011 Trophy Winner at International Wine and Spirit Competition (London, UK)
The 2007 Pirramimma ACJ has won the coveted Glenelly Trophy for Best Blended Red Wine at the prestigious 2011 International Wine and Spirit Competition. The wine a unique blend of Shiraz, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon has won this fantastic award above all other blended wines from across the globe. Named in honour of Pirramimma founder Alexander Campbell Johnston, the 2007 ACJ is only the second release of this limited production wine, the first being the Gold Medal winning 2004 vintage. Only produced if varietal parcels display outstanding character, the barrel select 2007 ACJ was limited to 500 dozen.
"With 120 years of winemaking history, it is a great achievement from the team to win any Trophy in such a competitive industry, but to win a major Trophy at one of the Worlds most important Wine Competitions is a tremendous result for McLaren Vale and Pirramimma" Geoff said.
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