The Tim Adams Aberfeldy Shiraz 2015 has a vibrant magenta hue with aromas of cherry, plum, dark berries and chocolate accompanied by the oak derived characters of clove, nutmeg and vanilla. The palate is full bodied with dark berry conserve flavours, balanced oak and firm tannin generated from a warm, dry, low yielding vintage. The wine has persistent length of sweet fruit and oak, with power, elegance and great finesse.
The wine has been sealed with a WAK closure, an internally threaded screw cap with a traditional look. This wine is worthy of keeping for up to 20 years in good conditions. We recommend decanting, allowing at least one hour prior to serving for maximum enjoyment.
“A monumental Aberfeldy that captures the full power and might of the Clare, ricocheting with delightfully bright and deep-set black fruits, supported by a panoramic backdrop of dark chocolate oak. For all its proportions, it sings with pristine freshness and poise, holding impeccable line and length”.
96 Points - Tyson Stelzer, WBM Magazine December 31, 2019
In 2016 Tim was recognised as one of Australia’s top ten iconic winemakers in the book - Ten Apostles - Stories of Australia's Iconic Winemakers by David Aylward and Paul Ashton.
1987 was an eventful year for the newly named Tim Adams Wines, with the purchase of the current winery site at Warenda Road in Clare Valley and the arrival of daughter Frances. The Cellar Door was opened and the first grapes crushed on site the following year. The decades that followed brought with them a natural evolution of the company, the physical site and the wines themselves. These years of hard work, passion and curiosity have resulted in a progressive family winery that is committed to creating elegant wines, without forgetting its obligation to the Australian wine industry, environment and wider community.
Tim Adams Wines now has a presence in all major international markets and is the constant recipient of awards, reviews and accolades both in Australia and overseas.
The Tim Adams Aberfeldy Shiraz 2015 has long been synonymous with quality, representing our flagship wine. Year after year, this wine continues to deliver the best that Clare Valley Shiraz has to offer.
Flavour profile, colour and tannin in the Tim Adams Aberfeldy Shiraz 2015 is particularly strong following an ideal ‘text-book’ vintage in Clare. Sections of the best Shiraz blocks of the vintage were hand-selected by the team and allowed to ripen to perfect maturity. Components of the final blend were fermented to dryness on skins and subsequently left on skins for 14 days before being pressed, with all pressings returned to the wine for added structure and to improve ageing potential. The wine spent 24 months in a mixture of carefully chosen new American and French oak hogsheads and a further 12 months in stainless steel before blending, fining and bottling. Further bottle age is allowed prior to release.
