Wines By John Duval

John Duval knows about super premium Shiraz wines. He apprenticed under Max Scubert, his family supplied fruit and vines to Penfolds, and he was the chief winemaker behind the mighty Grange from 1986 to 2002. John Duval's aim with Eligo is to produce an elegant expression of Barossa Shiraz, a wine with restrained power, rich texture and palate length. It represents the best of his vineyard pick from 2005, a vintage which has been rated as excellent, coming off some favourable weather conditions and good vine balance.

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Shiraz with a small percentage of 5% Cabernet, sourced from some excellent vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. John Duval should know excatly where they are, as his family has been growing wine grapes amongst the community of South Australia's land owners and growers for many years. Eligo represents the best of the John Duval 2005 vintage. Fermentation with submerged cap in small stainless steel fermenters. Some batches had up to two weeks on skins. 100% barrel matured for twenty months with 66% new fine grain French oak and the balance, one and two year old French oak 300 litre hogsheads. Some batches finished fermentation in new barrels. Alcohol 14.5%

Colour is a dense red-purple. Perfumed nose, a concentration of dark fruits and fragrant oak. An explosion of black cherry, blueberry fruit with great purity and layered complexity. The texture is rich and creamy but has ample tannin structure for balance. The more subtle French oak was chosen to compliment the blackberry, blueberry fruit. An elegant, long finish. Traditional low intervention winemaking techniques were employed, bestowing upon Eligo remarkable approachability. First class enjoyment upon release for it's outstanding fruit, the ample structure, texture and intensity will allow great potential for improvement in the bottle, under good cellaring conditions, for at least fifteen years.

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John Duval Eligo Shiraz 2008

Barossa Eden

John Duval is by all accounts one of the great winemakers of his era. He was thrice named International Winemaker of the Year in London.

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Traditional low intervention techniques are employed throughout the vinification. Parcels are inoculated in a selection of small steel fermenters. The cap is closely managed and kept submerged below the ferments. Some batches are kept up to two weeks on skins, other components complete their ferments in completely new barrels. The more subtle French oak was chosen to compliment the blackberry, blueberry fruit characters. Ample structure, texture and fruit intensity provides great potential for improvement in the bottle. Eligo is matured for twenty months in a combination of mostly new and some used, fine grain French oak barrels, the balance one and two year old French oak 300 litre hogsheads. Alcohol 14.5%


Colour is a dense red purple. Perfumed concentration of blackberry, blueberry fruit and fragrant oak. A rich and well structured palate, exhibiting a layered complexity of dark fruit and smokey, savoury French oak. Impressive texture of mouth coating tannins that provide the framework for the richness and intensity of fruit. A powerful but restrained Barossan.

John Duval Eligo Shiraz 2009

Barossa Eden

John Duval is one of the world's best known winemakers, heir to a distinguished family tradition of winegrowing which spans four generations. As a child he grew up amongst the vines and handled fruit that was earmarked for the great Penfold flagships, he worked alonside Max Schubert and spent sixteen years as Penfolds chief. Eligo is crafted to be a transcendent expression of Shiraz. A wine of restrained power, rich in texture and palate length, Eligo represents the best of vintage, sourced from some excellent old vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys.

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Since leaving Penfolds, Duval has consulted to a number of wineries in Europe, South America and Australia. He is a partner in the eminent Long Shadows label of Washington and continues to apply four decades of winemaking skill to some of the best fruit in the world. Eligo is sourced from hand picked Shiraz vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys, it represents the best of vintage. Parcels are inoculated in small fermenters, the caps are closely managed and kept submerged. Some batches are kept up to two weeks on skins, others complete their ferments in completely new barrels. The completed Eligo is matured twenty months in a selection of mostly new fine grain 300 litres French oak hogsheads. Alcohol 14.5%


Dense purple red colour. A youthful expressive nose of blackberry, blueberries and dark chocolate. Multi layered palate with vibrant dark fruit. Intense, a wine of restrained power, rich texture and palate length, impressive structure and intensity of fruit.

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John Duval Entity Shiraz 2007

Barossa

John Duval's aim with Entity is to produce a wine that's completely true to the Barossa Valley, the variety and growing season. 2007 was a more challenging vintage, with ongoing drought conditions and frost effects reducing yields and resulting in a very early start to vintage. The first Shiraz was picked nearly three weeks earlier than average. Some Eden Valley Shiraz has ben added this year to help maintain the elegance and style of Entity. The more subtle French oak was chosen to compliment the ripe blackberry, blueberry fruit.

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Shiraz from old vineyards in the Krondorf, Marananga, Tanunda, Light Pass and Eden Valley regions of the Barossa Valley. Traditional, low intervention winemaking techniques were employed, allowing the wine to be approachable in its youth, but with ample structure and fruit depth to allow great potential for improvement in the bottle under good cellaring conditions. Fermentation with submerged cap in both traditional old open and small steel fermenters. Barrel maturation for seventeen months with 30% new fine grain French oak and the balance two, three and four year old French and American oak 300 litre hogsheads. Some batches finished fermentation in new barrels. Alcohol 14.5%


Colour is a dense ruby purple. The bouquet offers youthful dark fruits of blackberry and plum in combination with the subtle French oak. A well structured palate with good concentration of pure Barossa dark fruit. Long and rich, balanced by savoury supporting tannins. Quality French oak adds polish to the dark fruit, and allows the old vineyards to show through.

John Duval Entity Shiraz 2011

Barossa

Available in cartons of six

Sourced from old vineyards in Krondorf, Tanunda and Light Pass, a component of Eden Valley Shiraz has been included to maintain the elegance and purity of style. John Duval's objective with Entity is to construct a wine that's completely true to the grand old vineyards of the Barossa. Subtle French oak was chosen to compliment the ripe dark fruits. Traditional, low intervention winemaking techniques are employed, allowing the wine to be approachable in its youth, but with ample structure and depth of fruit to insure great potential for development.

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John Duval was appointed Chief Winemaker at Penfolds in 1986 overseeing one of the most dynamic periods of change in the Australian wine industry. Duval was born a winemaker, his family had operated a world famous sheep stud farm and quality vineyards south of Adelaide for many years, coincidentally supplying Shiraz grapes and vine cuttings to Penfolds, some formed the backbone of the mighty Grange Hermitage. Entity Shiraz is vinified under submerged cap in traditional open fermenters. Some batches complete their course in new oak. The finished wine is treated to an extended maturation in a mix of new, two, three and four year old 300 litres fine grain French and American oak hogsheads.


Deep ruby purple. Lifted expressive blackberry, plum and blueberry fruit with hints of cedar and cloves. Youthful structure with good texture and mouthful. An excellent concentration of pure Barossa fruit, black, lengthy and rich, balanced by attractive ripe tannins and bright acidity, all supported by high quality savoury French oak which adds structure and polish.

John Duval Plexus GSM 2010

Barossa

John Duval is one of the most highly regarded winemakers of his era, named International Wine & Spirit Competition Winemaker of the Year and twice Red Winemaker of the Year at the London International. Plexus is designed to express the wide spectrum of red fruit flavours from Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre, but also provide structure with a seamless balance and long finish. Traditional, low intervention winemaking techniques are employed, allowing the wine to be approachable in its youth, while assuring great potential for development.

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Shiraz is sourced from old vineyards in the Krondorf, Marananga and Ebenezer regions, Grenache off old bush vines in Stockwell and Krondorf, a component of Mourvedre is picked off old bush vines grown to scattered blocks in the Light Pass and Krondorf districts, the oldest over a hundred years of age. Parcels are treated to a course of vinification under submerged cap in traditional old open and small steel fermenters. The wines are completely barrel matured for fifteen months in a selection of prior use 300 litres French oak hogsheads, mostly three to six year old barrels, intended to retain the suppleness of Grenache & Mourvedre, some of the Shiraz completes ferments in new French oak barrels. Alcohol 14.5%


Deep crimson purple red. Fragrant, with some spice. Complex aromatics, combining red and dark fruits with savoury notes. A flavoursome, generous palate mix of red and black fruits, compotes with a variety of spice, framed by youthful fine tannins and subtle savoury French oak which adds to the structure and complexity, the finish is layered and long.

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John Duval Plexus GSM 2007

Barossa

John Duval's aim with Plexus is to express the wide spectrum of red fruit flavours from Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre, but also provide structure with a seamless balance and long finish. A low percentage of new oak adds complexity without dominating the berry fruit. Grenache is sourced from old bush vines fifty to sixty years of age from the Stockwell, Light Pass and Krondorf regions. Mourvedre is collated from old bush vines, some over a century old, grown to precious little sites in the Light Pass and Krondorf regions.

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John Duval was Penfolds chief winemaker for many years, his family provided Penfolds with wine grapes and rootstock which was planted to the distinguished Magill Estate Vineyard. Old vine Shiraz 51%, Grenache 28% and Mourvedre 21% treated to traditional, low intervention winemaking techniques, allowing the wine to be approachable in it's youth, but also have great potential for improvement in the bottle under good cellaring conditions. Vinified with submerged cap in old open top tanks and small steel fermenters. Barrel matured for sixteen months in 10% new fine grain French 300 litre oak hogsheads, the balance in older mostly French oak. Some Shiraz finished fermentation in new oak. Alcohol 14.5%

Colour is a vibrant, deep crimson red purple. A combination of lifted aromatic red fruits with a touch of savoury spice, and subtle complexing oak. Youthful aromatic red and black fruits combine well with an array of spices. Shiraz and Mourvedre provide good backbone tannins and structure, which is balanced by the aromatics and softness of Grenache. Good depth of flavour, without being heavy or over-ripe.

John Duval Plexus MRV 2011

Barossa

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Behind every great winemaker is a winemaker's wife. Duval recounts how he finally gave in to Mrs Duval's appeals and created his estate's first white wine. A winemaker may spend decades refining his skills but a woman's intuition rules. Duval's Rhone styled cépage of Marsanne, Rousanne and Viognier has been a runaway success. Duval's aim with Plexus MRV is to promote a vibrant expression of fruit aromas from the interaction of the three varieties, to build structure and texture on the palate, rather than the blend's typical acid crispness.

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Two thirds of the wine is Marsanne grown to splendid vineyards in Marananga and Seppeltfield. A quarter of Roussanne is sourced from Kalimna and the balance of Viognier from Eden Valley. Gentle pressings of the fruit are combined with free run juices and cold settled. Vinification is initiated in fermenters, portions of Marsanne and Viognier complete their course in barrel where they remain until late September. The remaining parcels of Marsanne and Roussanne are aged on lees to enhance structure and texture to the completed wine. A total of half the components are matured in a selection of mostly seasoned fine grain French oak barrels for six months. Alcohol 12.5%


Attractive pale straw with lime tinge. Fresh lifted aromas of stone fruit, honey suckle and citrus. Medium bodied with superb texture and mouthfeel. Flavours of mandarin and pear, fennel and Asian spice. Finishes on a note of citrus with minimal acidity. Drinking beautifully on release with the certainty of waxing wonderful complexity, toasted honey varietal characters as it continues to evolve.

John Duval is one of the world's best known winemakers, the poud heir of a family tradition that boasts four generations of South Australian vignerons

He has been saluted many times on the world stage, notably International Winemaker of the Year 1989 and twice Red Winemaker of the Year in 1991 and 2000. After 29 years as a winemaker with Penfolds, one of the world's most famous wineries, John Duval embarked on his own wine label in 2003. John believes he has indeed been fortunate throughout his career, graduating in agriculture and winemaking in 1973 at Adelaide University. John has followed in the footsteps of some of the greats of Australian winemaking such as Max Schubert, the creator of Penfolds Grange and Don Ditter, another famous Penfolds winemaker of the 1970s and early '80s.

There was of course a family precedent to all of this - the Duval family had for many years run a world famous sheep stud and quality vineyards south of Adelaide, coincidentally supplying Shiraz grapes and vine cuttings to Penfolds. So John Duval was never a newcomer to wine. He was appointed Chief Winemaker at Penfolds in 1986 and was lucky enough to oversee one of the most dynamic periods of change in the Australian wine industry.


With the support of a dynamic winemaking team in the Barossa, John secured a number of awards for the company - Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London in 1989; Red Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge in London in 1991 and again in 2000; and seeing the 1990 Penfolds Grange named the Wine of the Year by the prestigious US magazine Wine Spectator in 1995. Toward the end of 2002, John retired from Southcorp after a distinguished career of 28 years, including 16 years as Chief Winemaker for Penfolds. John embarked on the development of his own label in 2003 using old vine Barossa Valley fruit and has created two stunning wines that reflect the terroir of the Barossa and the hand crafted attention of John Duval. Since leaving Penfolds John Duval has consulted to a number of international wine companies in Europe, South America and Australia, including vintner partner in the Long Shadows venture at Washington. The inaugural 2003 Sequel Shiraz was released in late 2005. In Chile John has helped to produce Pangea, highlighting the premium Syrah of the Apalta Valley. In Australia John has consulted to a project using old vine McLaren Vale Shiraz to produce Songlines Shiraz (sold in UK and Australia) and Oriel Sygnet (sold in the US).	Today, John rarely gets enough time to spend at home back in the Barossa, but he does insist on securing at least four uninterrupted months around vintage to make his own branded label wines. John clearly loves working with the fruit that comes from the old vines of the region, so he launched his namesake label with 'Plexus', a Rhone style blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre, closely followed in 2006 released with his first pure Shiraz, 'Entity'. John also plans to release small quantities of a reserve Shiraz, further highlighting the premium quality fruit from the Barossa.
"John Duval Wines will never be another Penfolds - it is simply my chance to express my 30 odd years of premium winemaking knowledge using some of the best fruit in the world. I hope you enjoy the wines."

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