Kalleske "Moppa" Organic Shiraz 2021 (DE-ÖKO-039 / L22066)

Expressiv wie bei allen Kalleske Weinen strömen reife süße Aromen von Kirschen und Blaubeeren sowie blumig-gewürzige Noten durch die Beigabe von Petit Verdot und Viognier aus dem Glas. Der Wein ist tieflila-schwarz, hat einen vollen Körper. Rote und schwarze Früchte verbinden sich mit dem Barrique zu einem meisterhaft ausbalancierten, kraftvollen Shiraz.

Ob Frucht, Tannine oder Struktur, hier befindet sich alles im Lot, dabei ist das winemaking äußerst zurückhaltend: spontanvergoren, 7-14 Tage "on the skins", dann traditionell gepresst und ab für ein gutes Jahr in zu 25% neue Hogshead Fässer französischer, amerikanischer und ungarischer Provenienz - das alles wird zur Zeit auch low-intervention genannt, bei Kalleskes voll normal.

Nachteil: es wird schwer, die ausgelobte Lagerfähigkeit abzuwarten, und mal ehrlich, wieso auch, sind Sie nicht auch neugierig, wie er so moppt? Eben. Und die Karaffe sollte ja auch mal wieder zum Einsatz kommen. Bitte den Moppa vor dem Genuß an die Luft lassen.

Zu diesem Wein passen Carnitas mit Tortillas oder Karamellisierter Schweinebauch nach Chef John.

Flaschengröße (Liter): 0,75
Land: Australien
Weingut: Kalleske
Region: Australien, Barossa Valley
Rebsorten: Shiraz 91%, Petit Verdot 7%, Viognier 2%
Weinart: Rotwein
Vineyard: Grapes are from nine different blocks on the Kalleske Farm

Anbau: Certified Biodynamic

Barrique: Der Wein reifte 13 Monate in Hogshead-Fässern. Davon waren 25% neue Französische Fässer. Der Rest waren ältere Fässer aus Amerikanischer und Ungarischer Eiche. Nach der Fassreife wurde ein kleiner Teil an Petit Verdot und Shiraz/Viognier hinzugegeben.

Alkohol % vol.: 15
Säure g/l: 6
Restzucker g/l: 1,26
pH: 3,57
Schwefel mg/l frei(total): 34(67)

Suitable for Vegans? Yes

Lot: L22066

Optimum drinking (from to): 2022-2032
Allergene: Enthält Sulfite

Your favourite recipe for this wine: Hard cheddar cheese

Abfüller: Kalleske Wines Pty Ltd, 6 Murray St., Greenock, SA 5360, Australia
Einführer: Apell Weine, Martin Apell, Ahnatalstraße 125, 34128 Kassel, Deutschland
Verantwortlicher Lebensmittelunternehmer: Apell Weine, Martin Apell, Ahnatalstraße 125, 34128 Kassel, Deutschland

GROWING SEASON
Vintage 2021 was an exemplary year with fine wines and good yields. Growing season rainfall was marginally below average and temperatures were mild ensuring vine canopies remained healthy. Vintage weather was absolutely perfect throughout, with dry mild-warm days and cool nights ensuring even and steady ripening across all varieties. There is strong colour and flavour across all the reds along with excellent structure and balance whilst the whites are bright, fresh and elegant.
VINEYARD

In 1853 our Kalleske farm and vineyard was established at Moppa, a small sub-district of Greenock in the Barossa’s North-West. The Moppa district was a flourishing settlement of pioneering farming families and gold miners. There were few schools in the region, so local parents established the Moppa Public School in 1873 to give their children a formal education. Located on our Kalleske property, generations of the Kalleske family attended this school until its closure in 1935.

Moppa is predominantly Shiraz with a trace of Petit Verdot (8%) and Viognier (3%) blended in for added complexity. Grapes are from nine different blocks on the Kalleske’s organic farm, with the oldest of these blocks planted in 1961. The vines are low-yielding and are grown in shallow, sandy loam soil over superb deep red clay, providing ideal conditions for these varieties.

WINEMAKING
The Shiraz was harvested in numerous batches from February 25th to March 17th. One lot of Shiraz was co-fermented on the skins of Viognier which had been harvested on February 18th. The Petit Verdot is a late ripener and was harvested on April 8th. All batches were wild fermented in open top fermenters with hand pump-overs twice a day during fermentation. After 7 to 14 days on skins the fermented grapes were traditionally pressed. The wine was aged in hogshead barrels for thirteen months. Approximately 25% new French, American and Hungarian oak was used with the balance seasoned barrels. On completion of maturation, a portion of Petit Verdot and Shiraz/Viognier was blended for added complexity.
TASTING NOTES
2021 Moppa Shiraz is dark purple in colour. The bouquet is inviting with uplifting notes of perfume, spice, blackberry, potpourri, plum and a touch of classy oak. The palate is full-bodied, rich and mouth-filling with immense red and black fruits dominating together with a fine structure adding a defined framework to the plush fruit. Subtle background oak barrel characters compliment the bright fruit flavours. There are elegant natural tannins adding a pleasing dryness. A very lengthy finish completes this well-balanced wine. Overall, this Shiraz is of impeccable balance with the fruit, tannin and oak all working in unison together to provide harmony and complexity. Moppa 2021 is an expressive Shiraz that can be enjoyed now or will cellar well in the medium to long term.