Nova Vita "Firebird" Estate Shiraz 2017 Adelaide Hills - Australia

WINEMAKER NOTES:
THE 2017 SHIRAZ HAS OUTPERFORMED OUR EXPECTATIONS GIVEN HOW WET AND COLD THE 2017 GROWING SEASON WAS WITH HARVEST OCCURRING MID TO LATE APRIL (3 TO 4 WEEKS LATER THAN NORMAL).

THE WINE IS A FRESH AND VIBRANT SHIRAZ SHOWING LOTS OF SPICE WITH BLACK PEPPER, RICH PLUMS, CLOVES, BLACKBERRY AND A HINT OF CARDAMON IN THIS REFINED MEDIUM BODIED WINE
DEFYING THE CHALLENGES IMPOSED BY THE GROWING SEASON. BALANCED ACIDITY AND SOFT BUT INTEGRATED TANNINS PRODUCE A SMOOTH WINE ENHANCED BY THE JUDICIOUS USE OF NEW AND AGED NEUTRAL FRENCH OAK BARRELS.

FROM THE WINERY: 

NOVA VITA IS A FAMILY OWNED AND RUN WINE BUSINESS CREATED BY MARK AND JOANNE KOZNED IN 2000 WITH THE PLANTING OF THEIR WOODLANDS RIDGE VINEYARD. ITS PHILOSOPHY IS TO PRODUCE WINES WHERE THE TERROIR IS EXPRESSED IN THE BOTTLE RATHER THAN COMPLEX COMMERCIAL WINEMAKING TECHNIQUES.

TO ACHIEVE THIS (AND AFTER MUCH EXPERIMENTATION) THE VINEYARDS ARE TRANSITIONING TO ORGANIC VITICULTURE AND WINEMAKING IS FOCUSED ON MINIMALISTIC APPROACHES WITH ALL WINES VEGAN FRIENDLY AND THE VINEYARD WITH THE WINES FULLY ORGANIC BY THE 2026 HARVEST.