Shiraz
Batches of wine were carefully selected from Shiraz blocks within our vineyard to create an estate grown wine that displays the treasured characteristics the property naturally produces in Shiraz: saturated colour, fruit intensity and soft, savoury tannins.
$32.50
Accolades
Great Australian Shiraz Challenge - GOLD
Vineyard
Ten individual estate blocks: Red clay loam topsoil at varying depth | shattered limestone, salt and pepper siltstone, and bluestone subsoils | north-south and east-west row orientations | varied clonal selection, micro-climates, elevation, and aspect
Upshot: Complexity | Consistency | Intense flavours | Vibrant colours
Vintage
Pre-vintage
Rainfall: Average winter and spring rainfall | Low summer rainfall
Temperature: Cool spring leading to warm summer
Upshot: Low crops | Return to standard flowering and fruit set | Frost and hail events
Vintage
Rainfall: No rainfall during the vintage period
Temperature: Warm conditions throughout
Upshot: Fast ripening conditions | Condensed vintage | Intense flavours and tannin | Wines of power and structure
Winemaking
Fermentation: De-stemmed | 2-3 pump overs per day | Varying time on skins (7-60 days)
Oak: French and American – 10% new, 90% old | Natural malolactic fermentation | 15 months maturation
Technical Analysis: Alcohol – 15% | pH – 3.5 | Acid – 7.0g/L | RS – <1.0 g/L
Noteworthy Dates
Harvested: 23rd February - 4st March 2019 | Bottled: June 2020 | Released: October 2020
Profile
Sensorial
Profile: Blueberry | Liquorice | Dark chocolate | Cumin | Jasmine flower
Texture: Soft and even tannins | Complex yet balanced
Animal/Vehicle/Musical
Animal – Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Vehicle – Jeep Cherokee
Musical – Base guitar