Powell & Son, Marananga Kraehe Shiraz other_regions Reduction again masks the fruit

Reduction again masks the fruit

I made a brief but profitable visit to Bodegas Pintia with Pablo Alvarez and winemaker Xavier Ausas

and it's a top one

All I can say is

There is really lovely detail to the refined yet muscular and powerful medium-bodied flavors that possess plenty of minerality on the firmly structured and youthfully austere finish

Powell & Son, Marananga Kraehe Shiraz other_regions Reduction again masks the fruitFrom a tiny, one hectare, 110 year old vineyard in Barossa Valleys Marananga subregion, the 2015 Kraehe Shiraz (pronounced kray) has a deep garnet purple color and profoundly scented nose of blackberry and blueberry preserves, dried plums and mulberries with salami and fertile earth undertones, plus hints of marmite toast, asphalt and licorice. The full bodied palate packs in the flavor layers with the voluptuous fruit superbly framed by firm, rounded