Kirkland Signature Wine Connection

Item #665556
Production: 8,972 cases

The 2004 growing season had extreme heat early on and ended with a milder than usual January. This variable weather led to improved crop loads and a longer hang-time, resulting in superb Shiraz batches. These excellent-quality grapes for this Kirkland Signature Shiraz came from the McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Padthaway regions in South Eastern Australia. The McLaren Vale, with its well-drained loam soils over limestone, gives the wine brightness and elegance. Langhorne Creek’s gray sandy loam soils give a velvety feel to the wine. Padthaway, which has shallow soil over limestone, adds a lot of the big fruit components to the wine.

The grapes for this Kirkland Signature Shiraz were harvested at full flavor ripeness, the point when the winemakers determined that the grapes were flavorful, juicy and sweet. The grapes were harvested into approximately 30 separate vineyard batches, giving the opportunity to blend and seamlessly weave together all the elements for maximum softness, power and elegance. The wine was aged in the highest-quality American oak barrels for 14 months to allow it to mature and become supple and complex.

This Kirkland Signature Shiraz has an opaque, deep red color with a scarlet rim. Aromas of raspberry, strawberry and cherry carry onto the palate along with chocolate and spice. It is a well-structured and balanced wine, displaying opulent, velvety tannins and a plush ripeness. With its bold flavors and supple tannins it drinks beautifully now and will continue to drink well over the next few years.