Dandelion Vineyards - Lion's Tooth of Mclaren Vale Shiraz - Riesling 2022 (750ml) Coteaux du Layon

Dandelion Vineyards - Lion's Tooth of Mclaren Vale Shiraz - Riesling 2022 (750ml) Coteaux du LayonWhole bunches from our most distinctive Shiraz from Pieri familys Vineyard were hand harvested in the second week of March, then and fermented on stalks in open fermenters on top of some Riesling skins for eleven days, hand plunged twice a day, before careful basket pressing into some new but predominantly older French Oak Barriques to finish fermentation and enhance the wines perfume and palate. After 18 months maturation and a racking in the same

the nose appears more complex with notes of spices

including Petite Sirah

Complex bouquet of crushed rose petals

With a fruity apricot nose and spectacular fireworks of acidity

the 2019 Le Bon Bon boasts alluring aromas of cedar

full-bodied malbec

yet balanced and reserved with ripe tannins and pretty fruit that lead up to a long finish

It’s harmonious and natural

The mouth feel bursts with fresh fruit and lingers on the finish

cedar and vanilla

it’s medium to full-

but the 2017 and 2018 Reflective Malbec are unique thanks to the addition of Petit Verdot