Wine Family: The Amazing Sites
Tasting Notes:
As a golfing hacker, the eight iron is one of my favourite clubs for its consistency. The same can be said of The Eight Iron Shiraz. It never skips a beat even in the harshest of years. 2013 was not one of those, it was a great year that allowed wines to reach optimal flavour, tannin and sugar ripeness
all at the same time. The individuality of The Eight Iron comes through the fact that it is placed at the bottom of a gully that funnels cool air down and over the ripening vines, tempering even the hottest evenings. This results in a Shiraz that is lavishly fragrant, teeming with blueberry fruit and lifted spice.
The balanced ripening has ensured dense fruit concentration which is given poise and freshness through a ferrous like acid and savoury leathery nuances. Quite simply class.
Behind the Name:
Shaped like a golf club on a steep south facing block, the vineyard is roughly as wide as a decent hit with an eight iron.
