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Vineyard
Planted in 1997 on a gentle north-east slope approximately 5km south of the township of Bannockburn, part of the Moorabool Valley sub-region of the Geelong region GI. Planted in red sandy loam over ironstone gravel, which sits above a mix of red clay and limestone subsoils. The vines grow with moderate vigour and are farmed using organic principles, with the 2022/2023 growing season being the 16th year with biodynamic inputs and weed control via cultivation and zero herbicides.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested fruit was picked in late April and early May, almost the same as the highly acclaimed 2021 vintage. The Shiraz is 100% destemmed as whole berries, to open fermenters. Indigenous ferment began 3 days post-harvest, and the ferment reached a peak of 28°C. Pressed when dry and then aged in a selection of older large French oak puncheons and only 5% in new oak barriques for fourteen months’ maturation, before careful racking and bottling.
Tasting Note
A pure and elegant nose of black and blueberries, complemented by classic cool climate spice, and subtle savoury elements. The smooth palate is medium-weight and the supple ripe fruit flavours are balanced with fine tannin. A long and harmonious finish is kept fresh by natural acidity, resulting in a wine that can be enjoyed young or cellared with confidence.
Independent Reviews
If cool climate shiraz is your thing, then you will love this wine. It’s just so beautifully flavoured, and pitched. It tastes of black pepper, strings of herbs, ripe red/black cherries and roasted nuts, with sweet spice and cedarwood as boosters. But it’s the whole of it, the cohesion, the silken mouthfeel and the length of the finish that really underlines this wine’s quality. In short, it’s an excellent wine. And more. 95 Points. Campbell Mattinson
An array of crunchy red and black fruit, raspberries, blueberries, mulberries, black cherries, a sprinkle of vanilla and crushed violets set the scene. Then it’s time for spicy aromas: new leather, black olive tapenade, cooking herbs and cracked black pepper. A delightfully fruitful texture, crunchy, refreshing, yet voluptuous. It’s a wine that gives a lot of joy, with plenty of primary fruit; very well-balanced overall. As young and energetic, ticks all the boxes for a contemporary Australian Shiraz that can equally please the drinker in the short term as with time. 95 Points Drink by 2025-2036 Lisa Cardelli, Winepilot (March 2025)
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