2016 Greenock Estate Angas King Clare Valley Shiraz 750ml

Tasting Notes Red cherry and plum fruit flavors layered with cinnamon and nutmeg, dark chocolate and liquorice with hints of rhubarb and buttered toast. The wine finishes with great balance of vibrant acidity and firm structural grape tannins that give elegance and is characterized by rich dark chocolate and roasted nuts. Silky and soft mouth feel with blueberry flavors. 15% Alcohol Region Clare Valley is an inland South Australian wine region with a Continental climate famous for Riesling around the world as well as a traditional style of Shiraz. Oak 18 months Awards GFDF 10TH G100 Super Wine Awards: Silver Award – Syrah Category 2016 Bronze Award Sydney Royal Wine Show – Shiraz Group 2017 ‘Double Golden Award’ in China Wine & Spirit Awards Angas King Angas King is a range of premium shiraz wines crafted from the four main wine regions of South Australia – Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, Clare Valley and McLaren Vale. Each tier in the range uses the same grape harvest vintage, alcohol concentration and winemaking style. Undertaking a vertical tasting of the Angas King range will showcase the different terroirs, climate influences, qualities and diversity of the regions and showcase why Shiraz is one of the worlds’ most sort after varieties.   *Eden Valley * Barossa Valley * Clare Valley * McLaren Vale* The name is in honour of the banker, pioneer and pastoralists George Fife Angas who from England, played a significant role in the formation and establishment of the free settled colony of South Australia. Angas strongly believed that the colonization of South Australia should be based on free trade, free government and freedom of religion by free settlers. This led to his purchasing substantial land and in 1832, joining the committee of the South Australian Land Company. By tenanting his South Australian properties, he assisted immigration of free settlers from German and English backgrounds. Many of these settlers brought with them grapevines and mixed farming practices which aided in the quality and growth of the South Australian wine industry on the global stage. Later in life, George Fife Angas migrated to South Australia himself and settled outside the township of Angaston in the Barossa, which shares his name. He was considered very much as royalty – a King of sorts. He served as a member of the first South Australian Legislative Council and left an enormous legacy both in the Barossa and South Australia.