Berton Vineyard The Black Shiraz

Description

Berton Vineyard The Black Shiraz is from Berton’s “Metal” range of wines. The name will make sense if you have seen the label.

Berton Vineyards was established by Bob & Cherie Berton in May 1996 with 75 acres of land at 450m above sea level on gently rolling hills in a sub-region of Eden Valley in South Australia. In 2007 Bob purchased the Yenda winery in the heart of the Riverina. This state of the art facility has the capacity to process 10,000 tonnes, and allows Berton Vineyards to produce value for money wines which sit alongside his premium single vineyard offerings. The company has repidly grown to be one of the 20 largest wineries in Australia.

The grapes for Berton Vineyard The Black Shiraz are sourced from premium wine-growing areas across South Eastern Australia. It is named after the deep colour of the juice after crushing and the intensely dark flavours from the resulting wine. After harvest, the wine is fermented in the skins for 4 to 5 days and then fermented in stainless steel vats. The wine is then transferred to French oak vats where it undergoes malolactic fermentation (MLF). In some vintages, there may be a tiny percentage of Durif and Cabernet Sauvignon in the wine.