Nose
Plums and blackberry fruit jump out of the glass, followed by delicate hints of black pepper, Chinese five spice and subtle char.
Palate
A classic cool climate style of Shiraz, the wine is medium bodied with
flavours of plum, mulberry and subtle spice. Lovely fine tannins and
fresh acidity drive the wine through your palate. The whole bunch
inclusion brings complexity and spice leaving you with an intense
mouth-filling and salivating finish.
Growing Conditions
Grown to perfection in the gravelly loam of our Forest Grove vineyard, a place made for elegant, spicy shiraz.
A dry and warm summer meant vintage 2020 started a month earlier. This warm weather in our southern vineyards provided perfect ripening conditions. Lower yields produced some exceptional flavours and intensely aromatic, punchy wines
Harvest
The majority of this wine is made from our Forest Grove vineyard. 20% of the fruit from Forest Grove was hand picked.
Winemaking
Grapes are carefully selected for good lignification of bunch stems (or rachis’s)
for use in whole bunch fermentation.
Fermentation is fast and hot to ensure fruit is off skins in close to 8 days being pressed at close to zero Baume. MLF in barrel and maturation is in 23% new French oak for 10 months to help support the fruit.
Aging
- Oak 23% new
Appearance
Dark red with vivid purple hues.
Food Pairing
Your favourite cut of beef cooked to perfection, with freshly cracked
black pepper.
