Calabria Family Wines

From the great era of the roaring twenties, prohibition gave rise to the infamous ‘Kings of Prohibition’. During this dry period myths were born and the stories of bootleggers; such as Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel became legends and set the path for wine distribution around the world.

KINGS OF PROHIBTION SHIRAZ

TASTING NOTE: Dark cherries and plum aromas, integrate with classy oak and a hint of oak spice. The palate is bold and rich, with structured tannin balanced across with characters of chocolate and dark cherries providing a luscious finish.

SUGGESTED CUISINE: Enjoy with smoked beef Brisket and crispy fries

WINEMAKING: The wine is fermented on skins for seven days before pressing. Cap management is via a combination of fermenter types ranging from Potter style tanks to open top concrete Vats. After ferment the wines are matured in a combination of used oak barrels and staves for approximately 6-9 months. The wines are blended, fined and filtered prior to bottling

WINE ANALYSIS Alc/Vol: 14% | pH: 3.47 | TA: 6.11 | Sugar: 13.35g/l | VA 0.33g/L CELLARING Delicious drinking now but will cellar well over 3 years.