Harvest conditions in 2020 allowed us to carefully and selectively hand-pick our close-grown Shiraz block with several passes being made over a five day period. Planted in 2003, these low-yield vines were harvested in early March, and provided excellent fruit quality with intense flavours and structural poise to create two distinct Shiraz styles from the 2020 harvest.
Shiraz 2020
$65.00
Tasting Notes
Deep purple in colour with vibrant notes of black berry fruit, baking spice, violet florals and a hint of black olive. The palate is full-bodied wine with ripe dusty tannins balanced with a fresh line of acidity and layers of red and black fruit, that give way to a long spicy finish.
Technical Notes
Estate fruit was sourced from close-planted dry-grown vines on our west sloping block which cropped at two tonnes per acre. Fruit was handpicked, sorted and destemmed for fermentation in small open top stainless-steel vats with a mix of wild and cultured yeasts. Most ferments were whole berry, co-fermented with a small portion of Viognier (2%) as well as a small portion of ripe stalks reintroduced to certain vats. Selected vats underwent extended maceration (up to 30 days). After fermentation, the wine was basket-pressed and transferred by gravity to barrel for maturation in a mix of French oak barriques (30% new) and puncheons (1 year+) for 20 months. No fining or filtration.
Alcohol: 14.6%
Closure: Diam
