2023 Basket Press Shiraz

Deeply scented aromas of black fruits, five-spice with hints of perfume and nutmeg. Layered and fine palate with flavours of dark berried fruits, chocolate and liquorice.

• Colour: High black/purple intensity, with red hues.
• Aromas: Displays deeply scented aromas of blackcurrants, truffle and dark chocolate with underlying subtle oak characters.
• Palate: A supple, rich and juicy entry of dark berries, plums and spice. The tannins are rounded and integrated, with a long silky finish

Cooler growing and ripening season, above average rainfall during the growing season, produced wines with more elegance and grace. The latest ripening season on record, giving fruit more hang time, resulting in wines with perfect acidity and tannin balance and fruit purity. 2023 wines will need patience and cellaring will reward.

Basket Press Shiraz is a blend of 4 vineyards from One Tree Hill. This style best represents what One Tree Hill terroir has to offer. Each parcel is destemmed to an open top fermenter, where cooling was employed throughout the fermentation between 18-28oC. There was two pump overs and one hand plunge every day to optimise flavour, colour and tannin extraction. After 7-14 days (depending on the vineyard) of primary fermentation, the fermented wine was then gently Basket Pressed to a settling tank for 7 days, where it was then racked to new and older French oak barrels to undergo Malolactic fermentation. 18 months barrel aging, larger new and older French oak barrels.

• Alcohol: 15%
• Residual Sugar: 0g/l
• Volume: 750ml
• Closure: Screw cap