"Lovely colour, deep, dark and opaque. Rich, opulent and exotic aromas of blueberry, mulberry, sweet spice, cola, nutmeg oak, bramble and vanilla. Bright, fleshy, layered and chock full of blue and dark fruits. Opulent with dark cherry, plum, spice and creamy oak. Long, layered and built to age for many years." 95/100 Adam Brasher - The Real Review
"With clear aromas of small and precisely picked blackberries, this has black fruit at its core with slivers of raspberry coulis and pomegranate. White pepper, allspice and clove studs, a hint of bay leaf and rosemary stem. The wine is lithe and slinky on the palate with classy oak behind it all...." 94pts Shanteh Wale - Halliday Wine Companion
Merlot 93%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5% and Shiraz 2%
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- Vine to Wine
- Tasting Notes
In 2019 we experienced dry winters on the back of a dry 2018. Spring was warm with little rain, setting us up for another compressed harvest. In the vineyard focus was to ensure vines evaded the effects of heat stress; loose canopies to allow shading and judicious watering where possible. Due to the lack of rain throughout the season we experienced lower than normal crops, however quality was ensuring with small berried and intensity of flavour across the board. A great year. The fruit is from Block 5 at Koomooloo. It was cropped very low at about 3-4T per hectare. It was shoot thinned and three-times bunch binned. Thirty percent whole bunch and the balance destemmed but not crushed. Then transferred to two-tonne open fermenters. The cap was plunged twice daily during fermentation until removed for pressing. Transferred to 75% new barrel, held for 20months before bottling.
"Bright crimson in colour. Blackcurrant, blood plum and spice aromas. Displaying power, delicious fruit intensity and a velvety tannin structure with hints of liquorice and char. This Shiraz is a wine that has amazing intensity and long cellaring potential." Philip Shaw
