MadFish Sparkling Shiraz Tasting Notes

The best sparkling shiraz from the Great Southern sources fruit from the vineyards in the Frankland and Mount Barker regions.

The shiraz grapes come from low yielding dry grown bush vineyards delivering grapes of great concentration and ripeness.  The grapes were hand harvested, sorted and fermented in small open top fermenters.  The wines were matured for up to two years in older oak before the assemblage of different years was blended.  The resultant wine then underwent the secondary fermentation in the bottle.  Over two years resting on the lees aided the development of some more complex flavours and aromas.  The sediment was then settled by traditional remuage prior to dégorgement, corking and muselet application.
 
This is an Australian sparkling wine made using the most traditional hand crafted techniques.

The colour is a dense brick red and the mousse settles after opening to a gentle prickle.  Primary aromas of fruit leather and plum pudding are complemented with earth and spice regional characters.  The palate is full bodied, creamy and rich from the yeast autolysis on lees in the bottle.  Finishing long and fine with complexity and nuances from the expedition liqueur, the MadFish Sparkling Shiraz is designed to be drunk within the next three years.

MadFish Sparkling Shiraz is designed to be drunk within the next three years.