Nose
An intense wine full of black cherry and a cocktail of other dark fruits. Our red wines have a
house style which offers a chinese five spice type character. The oak is refined and well integrated,
offering a coffee mocha edge and a savoury undertone.
Palate
A succulent juicy palate loaded with sweet dark fruits, liquorice, chocolate, cocoa bean
and elements of savoury earthy notes. It’s elegant, pretty, soft and aromatic. There are hints of exotic
middle eastern spice towards the back palate which completes it’s seductive nature. The wine has
persistence and finishes really soft and smooth. The fine tannins adds depth and structure. Its a
cracking wine full of flavour and a fine example of a “Syrah” fusing the old world with the new.
Enjoy with cheese, braised beef, Mediterranean cuisine or a home made pizza.
Growing Conditions
The Shiraz is all estate grown fruit and predominately from the superior northern block. As with all
our fruit the vines are grown with strict organic principles in mind, in other words we do not use toxic
agricultural chemicals on the estate and we maintain healthy soils using microbiological strategies.
The purity in the fruit is expressed in the quality and flavour of the final product. The grapes are
harvested in the cool of the night using the selective harvester.
Winemaking
On arrival at the winery the fruit is partially crushed into a static red fermenter and inoculated with
a Rhone yeast strain to encourage immediate fermentation. The juice is pumped over the skins 2-3
times a day for a period of 7 days. The Estate Range Shiraz spends 10 days on skins. The wine
is then pressed off the skins before malolactic fermentation is encouraged. All of the wine is aged
in French and American Oak barriques for a period of 10 months. Finally the wine is tasted and
blended in preparation for bottling with out fining and with minimal filtration. During the blending to
add complexity to the wine, a small percentage of Viognier, Grenache and Mourvedre has been
introduced. Low levels of sulphur are added prior to bottling. This is a stunning wine for it’s price
point and a popular choice when tasted at our cellar door.
Appearance
Dark red with ruby hue.
