2024 McLaren Vale Wine Show
TROPHY Best One-Year-Old or Younger Shiraz (class 6)
TOP GOLD (96 points)
Battle of Bosworth ‘White Boar’ Shiraz
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White Boar is our heroic Bosworth take on the rich Amarone style wines from Veneto in Italy. White Boar is 100% Shiraz (some years it is a Shiraz/ Cabernet blend) while Amarone is made using native varieties. Our grapes are cordon cut and vine dried, which concentrates both flavour and acidity. The result is a rich, soft, layered red wine with depth, concentration, power and flavour.
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
The White Boar has an excellent deep dark scarlet colour. It shows dark red and blue fruits on the nose - redcurrant and cranberry, with blueberries too. There is a hint of Provencal herbs (thyme and oregano) and also a hint of Indian Ink. The palate is full and plush showing lots of blue fruits again with soft, full tannins and a luxurious finish. The White Boar is full-bodied and opulent and at the same time, remarkably balanced It offers both power and finesse. Enjoy a glass by the fire with a bowl of Osso Bucco.
Vintage
Vineyard Notes
We had a very wet winter (between June and September) and a cool wet spring, which tested the mettle of our in-house viticulturist/ vigneron, AKA Joch. As a result of these trying conditions, vintage started later than in previous years (we picked Chardonnay on the 15th February in #v2023) and we had much smaller volumes than in 2022 or 2021.
We had a few warm days in January and February and picked the whites quite quickly, then about 10mm of rain in early March which settled the dust and stopped picking for a little while. Despite the smaller vintage, the quality of grapes was excellent across both red and white varieties.
Winemaking
Winemaker Notes
Inspired by the rich Amarone wines from the Veneto, we cane-cut our vines and then dry and concentrate Shiraz on the vine, as opposed to harvesting them and drying on racks. After about 8-10 days drying on the vine, we pick and crush and ferment them, before the wine is matured in big old oak barrels before bottling and further maturation.
Reviews & Awards
Awards
2024 McLAREN VALE WINE SHOW: TROPHY Best One-Year-Old or Younger Shiraz (class 6); TOP GOLD (96 points)
Other Vintages
2024 McLaren Vale Wine Show
TROPHY Best One-Year-Old or Younger Shiraz (class 6)
TOP GOLD (96 points)
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