Tasting Notes:
Appearance: Intense ruby with a scarlet edge
Nose: White blossoms, lifted spices and red confected fruits.
Palate: Medium weight, bright and zippy acid, supple tannins and primary fruit for days.
Winemaking:
35% Grenache with a 6 day cold soak followed by 10 days of gentle extraction of skins
33% Shiraz with 7 days of working the skins for maximum colour and structure
32% Mourvèdre 13 days of gentle hand plunging skins
Maturation:
Mourvedre saw 11 months in aged oak
Shiraz saw 4:1 ratio of American to Hungarian oak
Grenache kept as fresh as possible in stainless steel
Vineyard:
Grown on estate from our Langhorne Creek Vineyard which is situated off the heavy alluvial soils of the flood plains, on shallower terrra rossa soil, ideal for precision control over water use on the vines and known to provide more structural wines.
Harvest dates:
Grenache: 9th April 2020
Shiraz: 24 March 2020 (S2/1)
Mouvedre: 22 April 2020