Velvet Glove
WHAT IS THE VELVET GLOVE?
The wine that wraps your entire palate in a ‘Velvet Glove’ of amazing fruit flavours that seem to last forever.
TASTING NOTES:
Dense, dark and brooding in the glass, the 2020 Velvet Glove Shiraz is complex and sumptuous. Black plum, blueberries and roasted coffee intermingle with anise in its lifted fragrance. A supremely smooth molten chocolate mouthfeel accentuates the precise balance of infinitely complex structure, expressing deep flavours of berries, whilst liquorice and allspice linger on the palate. 2020 has produced a Velvet Glove of incredible eminence and elegance that is truly the pinnacle of Mollydooker Wines.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
The grapes were grown on the Gateway vineyard in McLaren Vale. Barrel fermented and matured in 100% American oak, using 100% new barrels. The required Marquis Fruit Weight™ for the Velvet Glove is 95%+. The Actual Fruit Weight for 2020 Velvet Glove is 95%.
Alcohol: 16.0%
Residual Sugar: 0.8 (g/L)
pH: 3.59
Shop our 2021 Velvet Glove Shiraz. Now available exclusively to MollyClub members.
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