GSM 2020 McLaren Vale Colton's Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton Wines are reflective of the distinctive McLaren Vale region with its Mediterranean climate producing great value, fruit driven wines.

The Hamilton family have been involved in winemaking and grape growing for five generations.

Dr Richard Hamilton now continues his family’s long tradition of involvement in the wine industry.

Striving for a wine that displays the elegance, length and fruit sweetness from Grenache, while the Shiraz provides fine tannin structure and Mourvèdre contributes to the texture.

All the components were pressed before reaching sugar dryness on their skins to retain long but elegant tannins.

Their Grenache style wines are more suited to maturation in used rather than new oak, hence the components were matured separately for 20 months in 6 year old French oak hogsheads.

A medium to full bodied red with attractive crimson colours and the subtle use of oak allows the fruit to shine through to reveal attractive hints of boiled fruit cake with cinnamon and cloves.

A beautifully round palate with silky tannins and soft acidity, this wine has a lovely length and is a perfect example of a GSM from Down Under.