Description / Reviews
"For well over a century, Shiraz has played the main role in producing wines of outstanding quality, depth and longevity at Kay Brothers. The Basket Press Shiraz continues this tradition. The vineyards sourced for this wine have a predominantly eastern exposure. Soil varies from sandy loam at the the top of the hill to heavier loam and clay on the lower slopes. The dry climate forces the vine roots to delve into the complex underlying geology consisting of quartz and ironstone gravels, weathered and calcerous sandstone, siltstone and limestone.
The Basket Press Shiraz provides a fruit driven, full bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz in true Kay Brothers style." - Kay Brothers, Winemaker
"The Kay wines typically need air, and often lots of it, but this presents immediately. That’s no slight, as it’s still laden with mineral, site-derived characters. There’s a little vanillin sweetness of oak on the nose, along with clove, anise, pepper, bay laurel and cacao nibs. Fruit pitches red, travelling down a savoury line, tannins gripping early and carrying long, eschewing a sweet middle. It’s accessible but still needs a little time." - 91 Points, Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion
