Sang de Pigeon Shiraz 2021, Barossa Valley

Sang de Pigeon (pigeon’s blood) is a nod to Michael's former life as a jewellery valuer. It’s the trade term for the colour of the finest rubies, invariably from the Mogok Stone Tract in Myanmar. The precious grapes for this wine were grown far to the south-east, in South Australia’s Barossa Valley.

Growing season: Fair winter rains and a cool summer gave us a healthy crop of excellent quality.

Winemaking: Hand-picked from Smyth Road, Stonewell Road and Eden Valley. 77% destemmed, 23% whole bunch, wild fermented, pressed to French oak, matured for 20 months in barrel (28% new).

Bottles produced: 4280
Alcohol 14.3%; Titratable acidity 5.9g/L; pH 3.54; Residual sugar 0.65g/L.

Produced by Michael Hall Wines

Michael Hall is a renowned, award-winning, South Australian-based, micro-negociant making individual wines that reflect their place. He sources fruit from carefully chosen single vineyards in the Barossa Valley, Eden Valley and the Adelaide Hills to produce small-batch, precise, expressive wines. Michael was originally from the UK, and he released the first vintage of Michael Hall Wines in 2008, bringing his wine dream to fruition after two decades as a jewellery expert at Sotheby’s in Switzerland. To prepare, he enrolled in wine science in Adelaide and absorbed as much knowledge as he could working stints in Australia with Cullen, Giaconda, Henschke, Shaw + Smith, Coldstream Hills and Veritas; in France with Domaine Leflaive, Meo-Camuzet, Vieux Telegraphe and Trevallon.

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Tasting Notes

Fragrant and deeply coloured

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