Product Profile
Laughing Jack Jack's Shiraz 2010
Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Shiraz. Drink now over the next 5-8 years, 14.5% alc.
Tasting Notes
The 2010 Jack's Shiraz was predominantly sourced from the Kalleske's Home Block with small parcels included from the Hill and Moppa blocks.
Vibrant sweet blackberry, blueberry and plum dominate the nose with accents of chocolate, liquorice, pepper and cedar notes. The palate has concentrated black fruits entwined with bitter chocolate and liquorice, supported by soft supple tannins.
Great concentration, freshness and purity. Brilliant value.
Producer
Laughing Jack
The Kalleske family has been farming this remarkable Greenock vineyard since 1855 and Laughing Jack was formed in 1999. These wines come mostly from this site blessed with old vine, dry grown Shiraz planted in a contoured pattern. Low yields and careful fruit selection in the winery results in some of the purest Barossa Shiraz we have encountered. Winemaker Shawn Kalleske’s understanding of his vineyards is superb, as is his winemaking.
Laughing Jack Vineyard is a small parcel of the Kalleske's 85 acres of young and old vine. The soil here is well drained red sandy loam over a broken clay base. The vine roots extend deeply into the soil in search of water in this dry environment producing sparse yields of small berried clusters.
The vineyard itself is surrounded by stands of Blue gum and Red Gum trees (Eucalyptus species) which harbour the kookaburra, a member of the Kingfisher family. The nickname of these birds is the 'Laughing Jack' so named for their fiendish laugh when staking their territory. The resident Kookaburra family can be heard each morning at the break of dawn.