The Wine
"The Truant" 2009 Shiraz is a testament to the best of McLaren Vale. Made with 30% new French oak, this wine shows excellent integration of Shiraz fruit with the gentle use of oak creating a big, rich, juicy, smooth style of red, finishing with elegance and spice. "The Truant" is a flavoursome, fruit-driven, full-bodied Shiraz that is well balanced and assured to please the palate.

The Vineyards
Grapes for "The Truant" have been sourced from vineyards from a variety of McLaren Vale’s best sites. A tried and tested area for growing full-flavoured Shiraz, McLaren Vale has almost the perfect climate for grape growing: warm summers, low humidity, good winter rain and long autumns to ensure that grapes achieve ripeness, flavour, acid and balance. In Ben’s opinion, vintage 2009 is close to being the best of his 22 vintages in McLaren Vale.

The History
Born in Dorset in 1814, my great-great-great grandfather, John William Riggs, perhaps of necessity, perhaps reflecting his entrepreneurial leanings, wagged school and from the age of seven commenced working for a living at the princely rate of one shilling a week. This was however only a minor inconvenience for "The Truant" who signed with an "X". In time, he became master of one of South Australia's outstanding farming enterprises in the early years of settlement.

Mr. Riggs "The Truant" McLaren Vale Shiraz - a tribute to my family's colourful past and a wine that truly represents the great strengths of our renowned wine producing region.
X Ben Riggs - Winemaker

 

 

$17.00 per bottle

Closure
Stelvin

Winemaker
Ben Riggs

Grape Variety
100% Shiraz

Growing Region
McLaren Vale

Date Bottled
3-Feb-2011

% Alcohol
14.5

Acidity
6.47g/L

pH
3.45

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