This vintage is typical of the Penna Lane style. Warm spring and summer temperatures created good ripening conditions for shiraz grapes. The wine was matured for 22 months in a combination of new and older American oak. It may throw a heavy crust as it was bottled unfiltered to preserve the rich, spicy fruit flavours.

VINEYARD

This wine is made from 100 per cent Clare Valley shiraz harvested on 14 March 2006 at an average ripeness of 14.6º Baumé.

WINEMAKERS' NOTES

Colour: Vibrant deep garnet

Nose: Complex nose of black olives and dark berry fruit.

Palate: A dense, powerful wine with loads of spice, cherry and dark chocolate flavours, soft natural tannins and lovely cedary oak complexities.

Food: Full-flavoured beef, kangaroo or cheese.

Cellaring: Great drinking now, or age for up to 10 years.

Winemakers: Ray Klavins & Stephen Stafford-Brookes

ANALYSIS

pH: 3.52
Total acidity: 7.1 g/L
Alcohol: 15% by volume
FOOD MATCH

Blackened Kangaroo with Shiraz Beetroot

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 fillets kangaroo
  • 150ml chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons Cajun spice mix
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 large beetroot cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 300ml shiraz

METHOD

Toss meat in the spice mix, then seal on a very hot BBQ. Cook for 3 minutes. Rest in a 100°C oven for 10 minutes (it's at its best when rare).

Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a saucepan and bring it to the boil, then simmer until thick and glossy.

Carve kangaroo into slices. Pour beetroot mix onto 4 plates, set the meat on top to serve.

MEDIA REVIEWS — CURRENT VINTAGE

THIS VINTAGE HAS NOT YET BEEN SENT TO THE MEDIA FOR REVIEW

MEDIA REVIEWS — PRIOR VINTAGES

PLUSH, PROFOUND, SATISFYING: Penna Lane 2005 Shiraz

This Clare Valley shiraz has lots of smoky, carred barrel characters from the liberal use of oak, then a big, chewy, concentrated palate with layers of flavour and ample smooth tannins. Plush, profound and satisfying, this is a wine with great depth. SEE CLIPPING

Huon Hooke, Gourmet Traveller WINE, April-May 2008


JUICY RED: Penna Lane 2005 Shiraz

... lovely concentrated dark berry, cherry and plum fruit on the nose and palate with some black olive and chocolate characters and fine, firm tannins on the finish ... Rating: 92. SEE CLIPPING

Mike Frost, The Courier Mail (Brisbane) 5 February 2008


OOZES DARK CHOCOLATE: Penna Lane 2005 Shiraz

The shiraz has an inviting purple-crimson colour with pink hues around the edge of the glass. The noseo oozes dark chocolate, spice and blackberry fruit aromas. The palate shows plum, rhubarb and blackcurrant. The tannins are soft and nicely integrated into the wine. The finish is long and fruit-driven and this full-bodied wine has palate length on a dry, firm finish. SEE CLIPPING

Jim McMahon, Education (Sydney) 3 December 2007


ROAD TO SUCCESS: Penna Lane 2005 Shiraz

Our choice is the shiraz with a good cheese platter — its rich black cherry, black olive and prune fruit flavours are well balanced with acidity, soft tannin and a hint of spicy oak. SEE CLIPPING

David Ellis, North Shore Times (Sydney) 30 November 2007


LABOUR OF LOVE FOR THE VINE: Penna Lane 2005 Shiraz

... match it with beef, kangaroo or cheese. SEE CLIPPING

Ann Rickard, Noosa News, 16 November 2007