A serious yet highly approachable Merlot, this seamless, vibrant and supremely elegant wine shows depth and poise.

One of 65 wines listed in the ‘Excellent’ category of the Langton’s VI, Classification of Australian Wine.The 2016 shows intense colour, powerful flavours and excellent regional expression.

18th VINTAGE RELEASE: Katnook Prodigy is created from small parcels of premium Shiraz grapes, sourced from the estate’s terra rossa vineyards that consistently produce exceptional fruit with outstanding depth of flavour and firm tannin structures. 
2017 was a return to a more  traditional Coonawarra vintage with a cool growing season and long, mild summer. Harvest was later than in  recent years; ideal conditions in the  lead up produced outstanding Shiraz fruit with vibrant flavours and  excellent regional expression.

Vintage : The 2013 vintage in Coonawarra was noted for slightly warmer conditions and well below average rainfall especially throughout the later stages of the growing season. This led to an earlier than usual vintage with Cabernet Sauvignon fruit that showed intense colour and excellent fruit concentration.

Oak Maturation :: Maturation for 13 months in 50% French (10% new) and 50% older American oak barriques has added complexity and suppleness.
Cellaring Potential :: Will age gracefully for 15 years.
Colour :: Dark plum with purple hues.
Nose :: A complex array of ripe fruit and oak. Vibrant dark berry fruits and hints of blackcurrant combined with subtle notes of dark chocolate and cedar.
Palate :: A richly layered palate of dark berry fruits and well integrated oak maturation flavours of cedar, dark chocolate and spice. The finish is long and lingering with soft, fine grained tannins.
Food Matching :: Classic lamb roast with all the trimmings, Chinese Char Sui BBQ spare ribs or grilled, stuffed Portobello mushrooms.

 

A rich powerful Coonawarra Shiraz, this exclusive wine is released only from vintages when superior qualitly is achieved. This is the 15th vintage release and will age gracefully up to 20 years.