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Vintage: 2005
Region: Barossa Valley, Australia
Variety: Shiraz (50%), Grenache (34%), Mourvedre (16%)
Maturation: 16 months in French oak
Technical Analysis: 14.5% alc/vol
Four generations of the Duval clan have been vignerons in South Australia. The inspiration of the Barossa Valley’s old vine, low yielding Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre created Plexus, combining elements into a beautifully structured blend.
Winemaker Notes:
Traditional winemaking practices and fifteen months in French oak barriques will ensure the age worthiness of this first ever release, ensuring a long cellar life.
Inspired by Barossa Valley’s best low yielding, old vine vineyards, John Duval’s wines are intense and elegant, expressing rich, red fruit aromas with savory spice and subtle oak sweetness. The 2005 vintage of Plexus is an intricately structured blend comprised of rich and vibrant fruit from Barossa Valley’s old, low yielding vines. A true refection of Barossa’s soil and climate, Plexus expresses a supple
and silky mouth feel and a spicy, ripe red fruit finish. Intense and elegant, Plexus demonstrates an impressive concentration and structure with a seamless balance. Traditional winemaking practices and sixteen months in French oak barriques will ensure the age worthiness of this third release. Enjoy the
2005 vintage now or cellar it for 8-10 years to garner additional complexity.
[Plexus: an interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system]
Duval is one of Australia’s most highly regarded winemakers. He has been honored with Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year award in 1995, as well as International Winemaker of the Year
(International Wine and Spirit Competition, UK, 1989) and twice recipient of Red Winemaker of the
Year (International Wine Challenge, UK, 1991 & 2000).
92 pts “The 2005 Plexus is composed of 50% Shiraz, 34% Grenache, and 16% Mourvedre aged for 15
months in 17% new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it offers up an enticing bouquet of cedar, spice box, tobacco, smoked meat and game, black cherry, and blueberry. This is followed by a fullbodied wine with lush, opulent fruit, mouth-filling flavors, and a seamless, forward style. Drink it over the next 10 years.”
Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
October 2007, Issue 173
Region: Barossa Valley, Australia
Variety: Shiraz (50%), Grenache (34%), Mourvedre (16%)
Maturation: 16 months in French oak
Technical Analysis: 14.5% alc/vol
Four generations of the Duval clan have been vignerons in South Australia. The inspiration of the Barossa Valley’s old vine, low yielding Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre created Plexus, combining elements into a beautifully structured blend.
Winemaker Notes:
Traditional winemaking practices and fifteen months in French oak barriques will ensure the age worthiness of this first ever release, ensuring a long cellar life.
Inspired by Barossa Valley’s best low yielding, old vine vineyards, John Duval’s wines are intense and elegant, expressing rich, red fruit aromas with savory spice and subtle oak sweetness. The 2005 vintage of Plexus is an intricately structured blend comprised of rich and vibrant fruit from Barossa Valley’s old, low yielding vines. A true refection of Barossa’s soil and climate, Plexus expresses a supple
and silky mouth feel and a spicy, ripe red fruit finish. Intense and elegant, Plexus demonstrates an impressive concentration and structure with a seamless balance. Traditional winemaking practices and sixteen months in French oak barriques will ensure the age worthiness of this third release. Enjoy the
2005 vintage now or cellar it for 8-10 years to garner additional complexity.
[Plexus: an interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system]
Duval is one of Australia’s most highly regarded winemakers. He has been honored with Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year award in 1995, as well as International Winemaker of the Year
(International Wine and Spirit Competition, UK, 1989) and twice recipient of Red Winemaker of the
Year (International Wine Challenge, UK, 1991 & 2000).
92 pts “The 2005 Plexus is composed of 50% Shiraz, 34% Grenache, and 16% Mourvedre aged for 15
months in 17% new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it offers up an enticing bouquet of cedar, spice box, tobacco, smoked meat and game, black cherry, and blueberry. This is followed by a fullbodied wine with lush, opulent fruit, mouth-filling flavors, and a seamless, forward style. Drink it over the next 10 years.”
Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
October 2007, Issue 173