G.A.M. Shiraz 2021

Story

Mitolo’s first release, G.A.M. was named in honour of Frank Mitolo’s three children – Gemma, Alexander and Marco.

Tasting Note

Full bodied with generous mid palate breadth, the 2021 G.A.M. Shiraz shows rich fruits of blood plum, red and dark cherry and black olive. Dry sage and fine black pepper bring savoury elements, intermingled with dark chocolate. The opulent flavour profile is supported by full fleshed, encompassing tannins with fine grained texture, while succulent acidity maintains vibrancy throughout for a long and lingering finish.

Winemaking

Parcels for the 2021 G.A.M. Shiraz were destemmed and crushed into a mix of 8 tonne and 2 tonne open fermenters, with twice daily pump overs throughout ferment. Temperatures were kept cool, between 20 and 24ºC to extract the tannin, colour and flavour very softly. Once pressed, these parcels were transferred to French and American oak hogshead barrels for 20 months maturation and natural malolactic fermentation. The final blend was put together from 25% new French oak, 5% new American oak and 70% seasoned French and American oak hogsheads, before undergoing a light filtration at bottling. No finings were used.

Vineyard

Loprseti Lot 10, Lot 11 & Home Block - Flour Mill Rd, Whites Valley
Soils across these three blocks include grey to brown sandy clays, brown cracking clays and black Biscay clays sitting over alluvial Ngaltinga formation. These highly reputed soils maintain soil moisture during the growing season then dry out and crack open in summer, controlling vine vigour and concentrating flavours in the fruit. Cooling sea breezes off the Gulf of St Vincent mediate daytime heat and keep nights cool, retaining acidity and vibrancy.