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Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2022 | McLaren Vale

Name: Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2022 | McLaren Vale
Brand: Kay Brothers
SKU: 9319228001616-2022
Price: 119.99 AUD
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Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2022 McLaren Vale – 130th anniversary, 1892 vines, 96 points x3, flagship wine. This exceptional McLaren Vale Shiraz showcases dense ruby, purple hue, musk, dried herbs, marzipan, charcuterie, dark berries, mulberry, black olive tapenade, dark chocolate, chalky tannins, handpicked, open fermenters, 19 months oak, unfined, vegan friendly.

Tasting Notes

Appearance

Dense ruby with a purple hue and brilliant clarity, showcasing the wine's quality and concentration characteristic of this exceptional flagship Shiraz from 130-year-old vines planted in 1892.

Aroma

Alluring, deep and dark on the nose. Aromas of musk, dried herbs, marzipan and charcuterie fill the glass, creating a complex and sophisticated aromatic profile that reflects the wine's heritage and terroir.

Palate

Rich dark berry fruits, mulberry, black olive tapenade and dark chocolate. Super fine chalky tannins provide great length. The palate delivers densely concentrated fruit with wonderful structure, freshness and energy, showcasing the grace and pedigree to age for decades.

Pairs With

This full-bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz pairs beautifully with grilled lamb, beef Wellington, venison, aged cheeses, charcuterie boards, or braised short ribs, with the wine's rich dark berry fruits and super fine chalky tannins making it an excellent choice for hearty dishes and special occasions.

Handpicked from vines planted in 1892, the 2022 vintage marks the 130th anniversary of the Block 6 Shiraz vines and the 38th vintage as a single vineyard wine. Awarded 96 points by Robert Parker Wine Advocate, JamesSuckling.com and Halliday Wine Companion. Unfined and vegan friendly.

Oak: 19 months, 30% new French and American puncheons
Awards: 96 points x3 (Parker, Suckling, Halliday)
Character: Full-bodied, complex, structured, age-worthy

Reviews

96 points - Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
"This is a beautiful wine, from a very good, structural year, and while the oak is a feature currently, the density and weight of the fruit will consume it—and that's not going to take very long at all. This is a wonderful wine here."

96 points - JamesSuckling.com
"There is such a lovely freshness and energy to this wine and a generous yet integrated amount of oak with a floral-toned finish."

96 points - Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion
"This is engaging now, but the structure will see it age well, too."

✓ Vegan

Wine Specifications

Variety: Shiraz

Size: 750mL

Region: McLaren Vale

ABV: 14%

Vintage: 2022

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Winery & Vintage Info

Winemaking Notes

Block 6 was handpicked on 25 March 2022, producing a moderate crop of 7.33 tonnes. The grapes were crushed and de-stemmed and spent 13 days on skins in the traditional open fermenters with twice daily plunging. The wine was then basket pressed and matured for 19 months in 30% new French and American oak puncheons. Bottled in March 2024. Long held in high esteem as one of McLaren Vale's finest Shiraz plantings, Block 6 Shiraz continues the tradition at Kay Brothers of producing full-bodied red wines that have the grace and pedigree to age for decades. Handpicked and fermented in the original open top fermenters, Block 6 Shiraz is a wine of great strength, deep complexity and amazing vibrancy. The Block 6 vineyard faces east and rows run north south with significant undulation. The vines are cane pruned with the canes wrapped onto the top wire of the low lying trellis. The present 1.5 hectares comprises a corner of red loam, some heavy clay in the middle of the block and gravelly alluvial soils on the lower side. The underlying "South Maslin Sands" geology is extremely complex containing layers of glauconite, limestone, sandstone and siltstone. Technical: Alcohol 14%, RS 1.8 g/L, pH 3.53, TA 6.5 g/L, unfined and vegan friendly.

Vintage Conditions

The 2022 vintage season began with good winter rainfall which carried on into spring. Temperatures were quite cool for the second year in a row. Warmer weather arrived in March just as the harvest was beginning. This allowed generous flavour development which produced wines with densely concentrated fruit. The 2022 vintage marks the 130th anniversary of the Block 6 Shiraz vines, planted in 1892 by Bert and Fred Kay, and the 38th vintage of Block 6 Shiraz as a single vineyard wine. The combination of good winter rainfall, cool spring temperatures and warmer weather in March created ideal conditions for producing Shiraz with exceptional concentration and structure, showcasing dense ruby colour with purple hue, alluring aromas of musk, dried herbs, marzipan and charcuterie, and a palate of rich dark berry fruits, mulberry, black olive tapenade and dark chocolate with super fine chalky tannins providing great length.