| GRAPE VARIETY: | Shiraz |
| VINTAGE: | 2022 |
| REGION: | 100% One Tree Hill |
| ANALYSIS: | 15% Alcohol |
| CELLAR POTENTIAL: | This wine is approachable upon release, but will benefit with careful cellaring between 10-12 + years |
| COLOUR: | High black/purple intensity, with red hues. |
| BOUQUET: | 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. |
| VINEYARD & VITICULTURE: | Sourced from four low yielding vineyards from Southern and Northern One Tree Hill, with an average yield of 1.0 tonne per acre. |
| WINEMAKING: | Crushed and destemmed to open top fermenters, 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 7-10 days of primary fermentation, the fermented wine was then gently Basket Pressed to a settling tank for 2 days, where it was then racked to new and seasoned French oak barrels to undergo Malolactic fermentation. |
| STORAGE/MATURATION: | 12 months in new & seasoned French oak Hogheads. |
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