This wine is made from low yield and hand picked fruit to produce a premium wine with intense colour, flavour, structure and regional characters. It is medium to full in weight, with hints of spice.
Vineyard Region: Yarra Valley.
Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz
Vineyard Planted: 1990
Wine Analysis: Alc/Vol. 12.5%
Harvest Date: 13th March 2018
Bottling Date: 21st July 2020
Total Production: 3132 Bottles
Bottle Size: 750 ml Standard
Winemaking: De-stemmed berry into open fermenting vats. Juice was inoculated with suitable yeast culture, the cap was hand plunged 3 times daily, with total maceration time of 12 days. The fermented wine (the Must) was pressed into tanks to undergo malolactic fermentation.
Maturation: In 225 Litre new and one year old French Oak Barrels, for a period of 24 months. The wine was then blended and clarified prior to bottling.
Colour: It Boasts a vibrant purple colour.
Aromas: Dark cherries and plum fruits are surrounded by notes of mocha.
Palate: Displays flavours of cherries, plum and mocha, followed by pepper spice and fine tannings providing lovely structure and length.
Peak Drinking: Until 2028.
Released: June 2022.