Nose
The intense fruit aromas jump out of the glass, abundant with plums, cherries and strawberries. Followed by hints of musk and redskins, with a vanillin lift and a delicate touch of spice.
Palate
The palate is focused, full-bodied and full of flavour. Plums, vanilla, and cinnamon are complemented by ripe fruit tannins creating a well-integrated wine with juicy texture and an incredible intensity of flavour.
Growing Conditions
Our Shiraz vines are planted throughout our collection of southern Margaret River vineyards to provide a much sought after balance of red fruits, perfume, spice and a medium bodied palate to create our unique style.
With love and diligent care our team walked the vineyards every two days to ensure only the highest quality fruit was harvested. The positive outcome from the January rains were that our reds were not advanced enough in their maturity to be affected at all. They absorbed the water and required no irrigation. A great result for flavour and tannin development
Winemaking
Each small batch was vinified separately with 10% whole bunch fermented to accentuate the spice and delicious fruit from southern Margaret River. Malolactic fermentation was conducted in tank prior to barrel maturation in a mix of new and old French barriques for a period of 13 months.
Aging
- Oak 20% new
Appearance
Bright red with purple hues.
Food Pairing
Braised lamb shanks, burnt leeks and zucchini salad - Gourmet Traveller
