2014 Mitolo "Marsican" Shiraz

Der Mitolo „Marsican“ Shiraz ist ein australischer Rotwein aus McLaren Vale, der am Gaumen mit Pflaumen und schwarze Johannisbeeren, sowie mit einem Hauch von Würze und Erdigkeit überzeugt. Ein wirklich tadellos ausgewogener Geschmack mit feinkörnigen Tanninen und weißem Pfeffer. Der »Marsican« ist das Ergebnis aufwändiger Arbeiten im Weinberg, wie eine präzise Gärung und einem 14-monatigem Ausbau in 100% neu französischen Eiche-Fässern. Die kühle und sorgfältige Lagerung lässt diesen Wein zu einem besonderen Genuss werden. Normalerweise ist es nicht unsere Art, leichtfertig mit Superlativen um uns zu werfen, aber der Mitolo »Marsican« hat alles, was man sich von einem Spitzenwein wünscht.

‘Perfectly balanced,’ was team leader Jade Koch’s estimation of this Gold winner, adding: ‘Delicious and ripe, with cherries and strawberries. A warm and rich wine.’ ‘Powerful yet balanced, with spiced dark fruits, and in need of decanting if drinking now,’ began Dan Cohen of Cépages Wine Bistro, while Mike Best of the WSET mused: ‘It has bright, ripe, pure fruit, white pepper and complexity, soft and supple yet powerful tannins, a heroic length and phenomenal integration and depth.’
Sommelier Wine Awards, 2017

To Frank Mitolo, this inaugural release from a couple of standout barrels from a single vineyard in Willunga is the culmination of everything that Mitolo is about. I had the privilege of being the first to taste it, alongside Matthew Jukes, at a secret rendezvous with Frank and winemaker Ben Glaetzer in a bar in Adelaide. It instantly joined the ranks of top tier of McLaren Vale shiraz. It’s effortlessly restrained, fragrant and fine-boned, yet characterful and driving, with a beautifully refined white pepper finish. Delight- fully finely textured tannins of magnificent poise underline impressive black fruit density. Pure class.
TOP 20 WINES OF THE YEAR OVER $100, Tyson Stelzer’s Australian & New Zealand wines of the year 2017

’14 seems an odd year in which to make a new super-cuvee flagship, but this by far the most intense of the Shirazs in the Mitolo toolbox, but no more full-bodied than Savitar. New oak plays a major role, but so does the brighter, more juicy fruit.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2018

A brand new release that instantly joins the top tier of McLaren Vale Shiraz. It’s restrained, fragrant and fine-boned, yet characterful and driving, with a beautifully refined white-pepper finish of delightfully finely textured tannins of magnificent poise and effortless restraint. Very classy.
Wine Business Magazine, Tyson Stelzer, Jan/Feb 2017