WINE STYLE:
Full Bodied Red.
GRAPE VARIETY:
Shiraz 49%
Cabernet Sauvignon 42%
Malbec 9%
GROWING REGION:
Padthaway, South Australia.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
ALC 13.8%
pH 3.27
TA 7.48g/L
OAK TREATMENT:
Matured for 24 months in new and used French oak hogsheads.
VITICULTURAL CLIMATE:
Mediterranean.
SOIL:
Terra Rossa.
APPEARANCE:
Deep red/purple with a red brick hue.
NOSE:
The Brigstock has aromas of cedar combined with plummy/chocolate characters. Very complex.
PALATE:
The palate is finely structured with well balanced tannins and acid. Full bodied plum and blackcurrant fruit flavours with layers of fine grained oak giving a vanillin and cedar finish of great length and complexity. Shows excellent maturation character that only comes from extended barrel time.
WINEMAKER'S COMMENTS:
From Brigstock, an English village in county Northamptonshire, the Brown family settled in Australia in 1852. As a tribute to these pioneers, Browns of Padthaway is proud to release this wine bearing the Brigstock label.
Premium fruit from the 1998 vintage has been selected, enabling this pinnacle red to be blended from Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.
CELLARING:
The Brigstock has an outstanding cellaring future of 15 to 20 years.
SERVE:
Room Temperature 18°C+